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Machiavellian on 09 April 2017
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Robert_Downey_Jr. said:
Machiavellian said:

If his business experience was the reason people choose him for president then that is probably even worst of a reason then him being an outsider.  Trump business experience means nothing in a job that is totally political.  The players in the public sector are way different then in the private.  As we see today the shear lack of political experience is killing pretty much everything Trump does because he and his adminstration has no clue how to run in these political circle.  the thing is as a business CEO, Trump really wasn't all that great to begin with and as a President, it will be interesting to see if he can change things around.  The thing is, I believe he is way out of his league and out of his element.  I am sure what he thought the job of being President is and what the reality of the job is totally different.

I don't disagree most of that.  I was simply saying people didn't vote for him as a reality star (at least not the vast majority).  They voted for a business man.  They wanted a profitable, more efficiently run government.  Personally I would have picked a businessman who has a better record or a government type who has been known to eliminate inefficiencies such as Kasich (who I voted for in the primary).  I don't think you have to be guy who has been in politics to be successful there as Elon Musk could probably make a great president.

I agree that you do not have to be in politics to be a success but I do believe you need to understand how to swim in the waters to be a success.  With Washington being so partisan, not knowing how to get the right people on your side and not piss them off is a very key skill Trump has not figured out yet.  His handling of the Freedom Caucus and believing that his success is tied to their success is a blunder he might regret. 

I believe you really do need to have some political experience to navigate Washington successfully and get things done.