Apparently, running for president is the new thing to do. Trump is doing it along with 20(!) other presidential hopefuls.
Is running for president seen as a business venture, a way to get a name out there which, as in the case of Sarah Palin, can lead to a lucrative career as a speaker and pundit? Or is it driven by a real desire to do something good for the country?
One of the strengths of this country is that almost anyone can run for president and if they are disqualified from running for president, they can still run for election into other areas of government.
However, I feel that having too many people running for president (even at this early stage) causes rifts in the electorate leading me to posit that it may be better to have fewer candidates, the front runners running for president and appointing the other hopefuls to cabinet positions. This would allow people to vote for who they want while keeping the electorate relatively intact.
I agree Eddie, and I think that's partly the purpose of primaries. Without them, Americans would find themselves voting for 20 people on Election Day. Primaries help narrow down the choices and weed out the not serious candidates. I do think it is important that anyone that wants to should be allowed to run, because the US is a liberal democracy and it’s one of the rights of the people that anyone, not just political elites, can potentially become president.
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