Alan: For me, "the prime political directive" is to keep lunatics out of office.
In light of this litmus, Hillary -- even with her baggage -- was sane while Trump is a sociopath afflicted with several subsidiary psychiatric diagnoses.
It is a great boon when politics contributes to "The Common Good,""The General Welfare" and the enhancement of a "Social Contract."
But fundamentally, I see political goodness (particularly in the federal government) as unexpected "gravy" atop the "main dish" whose chief menu choices are "madness" or "sanity."