No, no, no. The point isn't Oprah's "appeal" or her "charisma." She's got tons of both and that would make her a formidable candidate. But America needs someone who would be a good president. Who knows how to govern. Getting elected is much less important than running the countryhttps://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/950550182965534721 …
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Business skills don't neatly translate to governing Business leaders don't navigate checks & balances Their competition's zero sum, while macroeconomics and trade are positive sum And we don't want government seeking endless expansion in pursuit of profithttps://arcdigital.media/chief-executive-officer-98f19e75188b …
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Obama didn't have as much experience as I would have liked. But he had relevant education and served in both state and federal government. Oprah studied communications and her whole career has been in media. Zuckerberg studied psych and comp sci, dropped out, and built a website.
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The presidency is unique. Nothing can fully prepare you for it. But how would someone have any idea how to do it without time living and breathing in the world of government?
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The skills needed to become president have become increasingly divorced from the skills needed to be president If anything, governing experience is an electoral liability, as Americans hold tough decisions against leaders while projecting ideal actions onto political blank slates
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Trump says "I can fix it." How? Doesn't say. But you don't have evidence he can't. Hillary was involved in government for years. If she could fix it, wouldn't she have done so already? No, those don't actually make sense. But they resonate electorally if you don't think too hard.
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Meanwhile, the media focuses on horse races, and pushes a politics-as-sports narrative rather than treating governing as difficult and important. And they go gaga over celebrities who may (or may not) run. I'll admit I don't know how to fix this. But it's a big problem. (END)
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There's also a businessman in PA that's running for governor. He thinks because he signed over a million paychecks, that means he's qualified. And he lists that in his tv ad.
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It means he’s qualified to run a business.
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Even then, I'd remain very skeptical about business smarts.
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Look, I’m not sold on
#Oprah2020. BUT: Born into poverty, despite the abject racism and misogyny of America, ON HER OWN, she built a media empire, and is one of the most powerful voices on earth. If this were a white dude, her qualifications would not be in question. See: Iger. -
Iger has no business being president either. For all the reasons I listed. You're not the first person to make this argument in response. But if you want to make it against me, you'll have to find somewhere I said someone without governing experience should be POTUS. (You won't).
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Not my point either. Q: Did you take the time to write similar tweets about Iger or Zuckerberg as you did Oprah? That is my point. BTW: How much actual governing experience did Obama have b4 becoming POTUS?
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And it's all a bit weird...but hey, career politicians have, in the main, proven themselves to be corporate whores and not really give a shit about anything long term...if someone is already hugely famous. Maybe they will do it differently, if they're not an egomaniac that is.
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