Booooooooooring.
Yet another post about witnesses?
Do we need that?

Yes, we do.
Please take a look at Hive account@lukestokes report on How many of us are not voting for witnesses.

SPOILER ALERT
Way too many.

It's not only about politics. It's about reliability and security of the network.

How to choose your candidates?
Wisely.
Future of your platform and your stake here depends on that.
There are reliable witnesses that are doing their job for months.
There are also newcomers that are very promising.
Look at their posts, talk with them on steemit.chat.
It's not the ultimate advice, use your own "6th sense".
(No, don't vote for dead people).