No, because celebrities are not the ideal people to represent America.
Celebrities become celebrities for a reason. Politicians become politicians for a reason.
Just because there is some overlap in the process, requiring popularity in order to be successful, does not mean that there is any overlap in the skill set.
Counterpoint: Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proven that there is a lot more overlap than it might seem if their entertainment included a lot of political elements.
I used to think Stewart would make a decent novelty candidate, but now I’m thinking he might actually be pretty decent.
Even though there are notable outliers, I still believe that the grand majority of entertainers would be terrible politicians.
Just because Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura and Volodymir zelinsky all made for reasonably competent politicians does not mean that by default all celebrities would also make for reasonable politicians. I can’t imagine Governor carrot top, or senator Gabriel Iglesias.
No, because celebrities are not the ideal people to represent America.
Celebrities become celebrities for a reason. Politicians become politicians for a reason.
Just because there is some overlap in the process, requiring popularity in order to be successful, does not mean that there is any overlap in the skill set.
Counterpoint: Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proven that there is a lot more overlap than it might seem if their entertainment included a lot of political elements.
I used to think Stewart would make a decent novelty candidate, but now I’m thinking he might actually be pretty decent.
Even though there are notable outliers, I still believe that the grand majority of entertainers would be terrible politicians.
Just because Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura and Volodymir zelinsky all made for reasonably competent politicians does not mean that by default all celebrities would also make for reasonable politicians. I can’t imagine Governor carrot top, or senator Gabriel Iglesias.