Yes, people actually want to hear the candidates talk free reign. It’s very easy to sell yourself to people in a scripted speech or edited commercial. Bloomberg ring a bell?
How you handle yourself when you’re pressed on something. Or how you’re going to pay for things. Or what your stance on something is off the cusp is what people like to see.
If you buy into the edited commercials or the big bold wording on their website to decide who you vote for, then more power to you. But definitely not the most popular approach to it.