I like how ballsy Fiorina sounds in her stump speeches and she is very articulate and quick on her feet in interviews. In 1976 and 1980 (only times I've ever really been excited about a candidate) I don't think I cared about Ronald Reagan's past qualifications as much as just what he was saying and whether I believed him, and how good he was at making the case for conservatism. Of course, I'm not saying Carly Fiorina is a Reagan, just saying that if she or Trump in their past careers have fired a lot of people or made brutal budget cuts or unpopular decisions that pissed a lot of people off, that doesn't turn me off. I care about limiting the federal government to the roles intended by the Founding Fathers. My fantasy president will somehow restore us to that - I don't know if it's even possible - but if it did happen, the federal government would be about a tenth the size, a ton of government people would be fired and entire departments - gone. Most government services and distributions, grants, subsidies, etc. - eliminated. Regulations that protect lobbies against competition - gone. Federal Reserve - gone. My point is that a lot of powerful people would have their ox gored and my fantasy president wouldn't be popular, wouldn't get his bust on Mount Everest. History would mark that president a failure, citing the retraction of the size, power and influence and redistributive generosity of the federal government as evidence of his failure.
I think the willingness to make enemies and to be scorned by redistributionist liberals and entrenched crony capitalists - is a feature we need right now - I see it in both Trump and Fiorina more than I see it in the career politicians.
You get the gist of "powerful people" and their "trials and tribulations" right, but there is a world of substantial and
substantive differences between the
celebrity showman "It's all about me" Trump and the consummate
come-from-the-ranks executive Fiorina.
It goes well beyond firing people (or having them lose their jobs or not paid as the result of the debt-laden bankruptcy) or making some tough business decisions.
If you read my posts on this thread, and the three links in my first post, you will recognize and appreciate them immediately. You already pointed out a couple of them.