re: #144 HappyWarrior

Indeed. Trump is probably the most uniquely unqualified person to seek the office. It’s more than just his total lack of experience, it’s everything about the dickhead.

Trying to think about other unqualified persons seeking the office in my life time. The GOP always used to have some crazy also rans who never held office before, guys like Gary Bauer, Steve Forbes, and Alan Keyes. Ross Perot in 1992 wasn’t really qualified, even though he had a lot of support before showing he was crazy. On the Democratic side, maybe Jesse Jackson in 1988? Of course, the Republicans I mentioned never had a real chance to win. And I’m not sure about how viable Jackson really was in ‘88.

Perot is probably the closest comparison. There was a real populist undercurrent in American politics in 1992 and Perot was able to tap into that. He had no political experience and ran as a businessman who could fix government.