I absolutely maintain that governors are good sources for prospective presidents.
NOT lawmakers.
I have nothing against lawmakers, not at all, but that is a different branch of the government. It is not the executive branch.
If you want executive talent, you promote from the executive branch!
They have actually run a polity, and you can measure how they did. How are the roads, ambulance response times, percent of kids who read well, numbers of business startups, people moving in or out?
A lawmaker has not had to make people do things. He has run his own staff, and own office, and own campaign, but the desired product is that he is happy and he is reelected. Himself. He has not had to make other people happy.
A governor or businessman has previously run something. And failure was possible. A lawmaker cannot fail. A governor can.
There are some interesting governors around.
I absolutely maintain that governors are good sources for prospective presidents.
NOT lawmakers.
I have nothing against lawmakers, not at all, but that is a different branch of the government. It is not the executive branch.
If you want executive talent, you promote from the executive branch!
They have actually run a polity, and you can measure how they did. How are the roads, ambulance response times, percent of kids who read well, numbers of business startups, people moving in or out?
A lawmaker has not had to make people do things. He has run his own staff, and own office, and own campaign, but the desired product is that he is happy and he is reelected. Himself. He has not had to make other people happy.
A governor or businessman has previously run something. And failure was possible. A lawmaker cannot fail. A governor can.
2028 is a loooong way away. Who knows who will emerge that far into the future.