I voted Condi in the poll too, but that doesn't mean I'd like to see her be the nominee. I stand with those who believe that the Presidency is not an entry-level elective position.
She stated quite emphatically that she will not run.
the Presidency is not an entry-level elective position.
. . . and neither is it an old war horse's position - I believe I read that nobody has been elected president who did not first attain at least the vice presidency within 14 years of first election to statewide office as senator (or, almost always, governor).We don't elect presidents because of who their daddy was or is - otherwise R. Prescott Reagan would be a serious contender if not a shoo-in for the Republican nomination. In fact we seldom - only twice out of the 43 men elected so far - elect the son of a president. But we should not decline to consider a well-qualified person because of who his daddy is, either. Or his brother, for that matter. And if you look at it that way, and ask who is
you find yourself questioning exactly who would be a better choice for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination than Jeb Bush.
- a popular two-term Republican governor
- a fresh face on the political scene, unlike Senators Dole or Kerry
- a person who (unlike Condi, as the article notes) you would be comfortable seeing on the Supreme Court
- a person with name recognition
- from a major swing state which has never before been the home of a president,