Run someone that has no history of politics, but a proven, and successful work ethic. That isn’t afraid of getting his hands dirty.
No one has EVER won the US presidency without a political or military background. Are you willing to risk losing again?
“Run someone that has no history of politics, but a proven, and successful work ethic.”
It would be very hard for somebody who had little or no experience as a politician to run. It would be like taking a champion swimmer and then running him in a track and field event. (Yes, I believe that has worked, but it’s notable because it works so rarely.) Politics is a dirty game. When (not if) the opposition hits below the belt you not only have to take it, you have to dish it out while appearing not to. Politics is as much acting as it is business. (Or, in the case of most Democrats, it’s all acting.)
Several years ago I backed an independent businessman for the US House. He was conservative and successful in business. But he came apart when attacked and fought back with no finesse. Despite reasonable funding, a dedicated staff of volunteers and a credible effort, he got less than 4% of the vote. You could really see the difference between his style, or lack of it, as the candidates interacted towards the end of the race. Too bad, I really liked the guy and he’d have made a fine representative.
No one not known for executive experience beats anyone with executive experience.Senators only win if they are opposed by other senators - NOT against governors and certainly not against sitting presidents. Kennedy beat Nixon in ’60 - but then, VP is NOT an executive position, but effectively an elected prince. “Elected,” only in the sense that his running mate won, that is. Few sitting VPs have won election - and that essentially represents a “third term” for the sitting POTUS.
Ronald Reagan isn’t in the offing. We’d be best off to settle on a good governor, perhaps Scott Walker if he wins reelection.
Whoever we nominate will have the opposition of wire service journalism, and must be willing and able to burn through it with truth telling. Romney would have had a real chance if he had been willing to go to the mat over Benghazi over the opposition of Candy Crowley in the last debate. That would have taken more courage than Mitt was willing to muster.
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