Yep, America has been conditioned to pick the “shiniest” candidate instead of the best.
Doesn’t speak too well for America these days.
Give us King Saul! He’s the tallest and most “king looking”.
That didn’t work out so well for those involved. It doesn’t work out so well for us either.
You can’t fight city hall. We must learn to deal with what America is, not what we wish it was.