DNC emails

[Benton]

(07-26-2016, 09:04 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: That's all fair, but just like it's hard to find good CEO/CFO's, the POTUS is a really hard job.  I just don't think a 40-something person of average intelligence with limited leadership and life experiences can run a country.

Let's just take you or me as an example.  OK, we're "fine" with a good cabinet - how are you and I going to vet these people?  Who are we going to talk to for advice and recommendations - and who do we talk to to vet those people?


But it's not like there aren't candidates like you mention, but primary voters seems to pay little attention to them.  Just this cycle:
Kasich grew up middle class, but he's a career politician (and IMO, career politicians are just as out-of-touch with the middle class).
Bernie Sanders checks all the boxes.
Walker was a career politician.
Rand Paul checks all the boxes.
Carly Fiorina checks most of the boxes
Dr. Carson checks all the boxes

And I'm sure there are a few more, just from this cycle.  Nor do I think it's mostly an issue of money and "connections".  The non-career politicians tend to be unpolished, and either aren't good speakers or debaters, or struggle to deliver their message effectively.  Again, I blame the electorate that is generally too disinterested or too lazy to really learn about the issues and candidates.  Instead they respond to the 30-second speech, talking points and soundbites - an area where long-time politicians have a clear and decided advantage.

To the bold, why are we quantifying these hypothetical candidates as average and limited in leadership or life experiences? I understand you're more pro-big business than I am, but you cant seriously think anyone outside of a CEO hasn't had leadership opportunities, life experiences or has an above average IQ? In all honesty, it doesn't take intelligence in most cases to become a CEO, it takes connections and opportunity. That's not synonymous with intelligence or life experiences.

From my experiences with CEOs and from many of their own depictions of life, it seems like few have much life experience. Business, yes, but life experiences involve more than the workplace.

But I do agree with you that the majority of people only respond to sound bites and nutshells. Last election cycle I had a guy who owns a marina chain come in and ask me when we would be providing election information. We had been doing in depth profile candidates for 6 weeks by then. He got huffy and said he didn't have time to read all that, he just wanted bullet points. I told him we probably weren't much use to him. And maybe guys like him are why I'm not a fan of the "successful business equates to a successful everything" idea. I deal with a few. They're great at their business, but I don't think they're qualified for much after that.