Litecoin has everything Bitcoin has with less political mess and better management and execution.
With that said, Litecoin also has good network hashrate support.
Innovation is important, but there are other factors likes management, operation execution and etc. that could make a project different and become successful.
At least Litecoin is run by a legit group of professionals, with PRACTICAL and realistic goals in mind.
That's one of the things that keeps me sticking with it. Lee is a professional who knows what he's doing.
I can't keep up with all the politics in the btc world right now.