In Davis v. Watkins the choices are stark

There’s a reason candidates are leaving nothing to chance and, even today, are out on the campaign trail: Some voters are still on the fence in their support.

The 2nd District race for Congress is an example of such indecision.

The more experienced and well-qualified candidate, Paul Davis, is a Democrat.

While the Republican, Steve Watkins, who has enough baggage to weigh down a camel, is putting die-hard loyalists in a quandary.

Do they hold their noses and vote for Watkins, or do they vote for Davis and battle guilt?

Maybe we can help.

Steve Watkins has admitted to lying to claims about his professional life, including that he never, actually, was a co-founder of an overseas security company. He’s also admitted that, perhaps, he overglorified his role in an earthquake in Nepal in 2015. He was there, all right, but as part of a climbing expedition.

To give him credit, he seems to be a heckuva athlete.

Nevertheless, to boast of fabricated heroics reflects poorly on one’s character.

To which Watkins has responded: “If people don’t like your policy ….  they go after your character,” as if it could stand the test.

So let’s see whether his policies hold up better.

Watkins has called for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which means many of its popular aspects — coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, coverage for children on their parents’ policies up to age 26, equal rates for women and men — would be lost.

You cannot advocate for the repeal of Obamacare and keep its provisions.

Watkins wants to privatize Social Security, which means recipients would be responsible for managing their benefits by investing them in the stock market or under the mattress. For savvy investors, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Stock returns average 7 percent over the long haul. But for the uninitiated — the majority of Americans — their securities are much better off being invested by the government in special-issue bonds.

As for immigration, Watkins says he’s a build-the-wall kind of guy. Estimates for a border wall along Mexico are $37 million per mile. The border is 2,000 miles.