Do you think it is better to elect a private citizen rather than a politician for our next president?

[sage2021]

Trump was a great business man when he became our president - not a politician with the same old same old agenda. Even if you hate Trump, you have to admit he did have a different mindset and implemented many great things to change America for the best. I believe a business man with a proven record would be a better President than more of the same politics. American's needs a break after being dragged to hell and back for the last couple of years.

[Surely]

Isn’t it amazing how the Trump Derangement People can only say “Like what did Trump do? I know that my life was way better in several ways, then it is now!
But then those people must like empty store shelves, high gas, fuel, heating oil and electric prices. Unchecked people and drugs entering the country.
Maybe we need to say that the Anti Trumpers need to hold their breath until they can name three things that Trump didn’t do to their expectations
If you say about Mexico didn’t pay for the wall. Maybe you are correct in a sense. But we paid for it and our current leader stopped the process of building the wall. But the contractors and materials were still paid for!

[Surely]

Thank you for the MHO!

[exitseven]

yes, having a life before politics makes people more aware of what average people have to deal with. Trump knew what a gallon of gas cost and he had had to make a payroll. He knew what the real problems are, inflation, unemployment, high taxes etc. Not global warming or gender pronouns.

[BCA6010]

I agree, but I don't think you could just throw any government outsider at elected office and arbitrarily expect better results. Trump came from a background of high profile international business and real estate management, so he had about as close to relevant background as you can have from the private sector, and I'd argue that the vast majority of government jobs do not feed well into the presidency, either.

A problem with most politicians is that even the young ones have spent most of their professional lives in politics (or the military, which is another rabbit hole), growing the elitist mindset and firmly believing that everyone outside of their circle is basically human livestock. Most also come from a lawyer background with no other relevant base of knowledge, so their entire worldview is shaped by whatever bullshit lobbyists, bureaucrats, and celebrity endorsees feed them; they're completely out of touch with their own constituents, and just say whatever tests well with focus groups while showing visible confusion whenever the seals don't start clapping.

When you look at what the actual powers and responsibilities of the president are, it actually makes very little sense to elect Representatives or senators to the position, because neither of these are actually executives or leaders with authority of any kind, and are more similar to a city councilman. A state governor or even a mayor of a large city makes much more sense, while the most relevant federal job is actually ether Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense. Historically however, both of those positions (and most department secretary positions in general) are typically held by people who would never win a federal election.

[raven6933]

Absolutely freaking not. Even if said "celebrity" was prend President. This is for the gunnuts. It has already said that if it got re-elected it would remove the Constitution. By extension this completely eliminates the first and second Amendment it also removes you Miranda rites as well. The only way that would never happen is if one of the chambers being Congress or Senate are not all jointly under repuglikkkon rule. For the morons thinking that it would only happen to the other side, what makes you think that they would know who was who or risk their side loosing their guns to their precieved enemy? Once they have power they'll have no need for you. At best you'll live like Russians at worse you'll live like North Korea and they both suck. Choose wisely.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

I'm not a supporter of electing a private citizen over a standard politician for president.

A private citizen doesn't have background in political affairs, doesn't understand the nuances of political affairs compared to a standard politician who at least have put his or her time through the years gaining experience on how politics and leadership of a country actually works.

It's extremely easy to sit and judge and mirco disect from the outside the screw ups of a president than its to actually be sitting on the chair making real time decisions that literally affects the whole country and people's lives directly and indirectly.

[sage2021]

@Hispanic-Cool-Guy
Yeh, Biden's administration is teaching all of us how to be a great politician. Then there's Kamala who is another role model of how to be a great vice president. They are the epitome of teaching everyone how to run the USA and they are our top politicians!
I'd rather have a business man like Trump any day.

[loveslongnails]

" implemented many great things to change America for the best." LOL Like what? He himself didn't have a clue about governing, as demonstrated by the record number of people who quit or were fired in his administration. You're still drinking the kool-aid.

Just a small list of Trump's idiotically shocking behaviors as President

[CAPTAIN-OBVIOUS]

Between trump and Biden, I am not sure who was the better president. That should be a good question to ask on here in a poll after Biden is done. Who was the better president

[exitseven]

By the time Bioden is done we won't have a country left.

[Sixgunsound]

It has an outstanding track record in recent history!

[Anonymous]

I think that election proved that Washington doesn't approve of America's choices when it's NOT a career politician. And our two party system while they don't get final say, a candidate essentially CANNOT get elected with a party support.

[FunkyMonkee]

So far, it sure was!!

[Debbie14217]

oh for sure