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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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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Maybe we need to follow the brits example. Create a figurehead celebrity position with no real power that gossip rags and idiots can fawn over and then keep the real leadership and power in a separate position with real politicians in it.
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It would also free up some of the president's time.
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