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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Silver, the thread he quotes, and so many others obsess over campaigns as if they matter more than what comes after. It’s politics-as-reality-show. Who cares if the winner of the Apprentice can actually run a business? Bor-ring. Bring on the next season.
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I'm sure Oprah's a better person than Trump. Because that's not hard. Her business experience is more impressive, since she built it herself rather than inherit it. But their core achievement is the same: turning their name into a popular brand (albeit among different audiences).
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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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The last thing America needs is another celebrity president. It becomes a cult of the leader, which is bad even it's a good person.
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Agreed. A "good" celebrity president would be better than a "bad" celebrity president, but still wouldn't be good.
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