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In reply to the discussion: No Amateurs as Democratic Presidential Candidates, Please! [View all]MGKrebs
(8,138 posts)We have no idea who will run. OK, maybe we have some idea, but we don't KNOW. So why not just say- "Please don't run Oprah"? Because that's what you mean.
But there is no context. The premise is faulty. Yes, experience would be nice, but if the choice is, say, Oprah vs. John Edwards, or Jerry Brown, I'd probably vote for Oprah (if the election were tomorrow).
Trump's biggest problem isn't his lack of experience, it's his immaturity (or maybe his insecurity, or maybe his dementia). A smart person could do that job well and fix things if they have the right temperament- to hire smart, capable people, and make good decisions. I could easily see someone like Oprah hiring a bunch of Hillary people.
If the mood of the country is such that we don't want an establishment president, then lets offer one who is smart and capable anyway. Just because they don't have political experience doesn't mean they also have to be an idiot. We'll have a primary to sort it all out anyway.