As for history, Lord Acton, a wise man, opined that “good men are never great men”; as history clearly attests. So Trump is nasty and sophomoric. And so what!
Was Julius Caesar a swell guy w/proper schooling, breeding and manners? How about, Winston Churchill, a drunkard. Or Otto Von Bismarck who cashiered Prussian Generals w/o pause. Douglas MacArthur, conceited, pompous and vain was intolerant of dissent. None of them were nice guys but all were dynamic movers and shakers who will resonate for eternity.
Try getting real.
The "so what" is that he's running for election, so popularity and likeability matter.
Was Julius Caesar a swell guy w/proper schooling, breeding and manners? How about, Winston Churchill, a drunkard. Or Otto Von Bismarck who cashiered Prussian Generals w/o pause. Douglas MacArthur, conceited, pompous and vain was intolerant of dissent.
The only one of those four who actually had to run for election was Churchill, who failed at multiple attempts to win office and only won because of the unique circumstances of WWII, and they threw him back out before the war was even over. Not exactly great precedents for showing who can win popular elections, especially since society has changed a hell of at lot since the 1st Century B.C., and the 19th and 20th centuries. Not only have standards of acceptable behavior changed, but the emergence of mass media that formerly private personal flaws are now open to the public for all to see.
Maybe Trump's antics don't show anything about what kind of President he'll be. But they will certainly impact how likely he is to be elected.