you wrote:

"level of both candidates. The first threshold question is, are they committed to the efforts necessary for a realistic chance of a successful candidancy.

BTW, I know exactly what it takes."

If so, please be part of the solution and not the problem. If your motives are pure, you should not have a problem with lending some of your knowledge/support even if the candidates are not of your liking. Why? It is clear that you want a change of the guard..let's start here by having a shareholder (either / or. / both..SGE is known to most here..Stan not so much) who can serve as our voice!!