If you want statesmen instead of politicians to run things in DC as well as the State and local levels you have to look for a leader with
(Listed in priority)
1. Good character and maturity,
2. Competency and skills for the job,
3. Good communication skills,
4. Commitment to staying loyal to their constituency and getting the job done despite the risks, obstacles, challenges and adversities,
5. And is a dedicated anti-collectivist, independent-thinking and doing conservative.
Of course, it takes good, conservative parents to raise children who can become those future leaders.
Conservatives need to become the leaders politically but in all of the storytelling industries - religion, government, education, and the media.
He who controls the conversation controls the people.