I have always believed and said exactly this and I still believe this. Politicians don't joke with what they say. What they say can make or break them..it would be very shallow of people to vote for a politician based on what they say, I believe politicians should be voted based on their track record and their history. Ask questions like "How did they perform in their past positions". They're trained in the act of public speaking.

I don't understand why the Bitcoin community will be so moved and impressed by what these guys said at a "Bitcoin conference". Do you expect them to go to a conference where they have potential voters and those potential voters as Bitcoiners and say, "Bitcoin is shit; nobody should own them"? Or say, "If I become president, I will make owning bitcoin illegal"? Of course not. They'll say positive things, things that will make you vote for them.
I agree that people's views on things change, but a man like Trump becoming pro-bitcoin all of a sudden after being against Bitcoin in 2019 leaves a lot of questions.

Bitcoin is going to survive with or without these people. In fact, it's doing pretty well without them. The is not a government institution or a big corporation that needs government contracts, government funding, or more shareholders to survive.
So voters, please don't vote or support a person simply because he said he'll do this or that when elected; vote because you're convinced, based on your answered questions, that he/she is the best candidate.