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In reply to the discussion: Sanders tanked Clinton. [View all]Jarqui
(10,126 posts)hopefully, the horror of his presidency will teach America a good lesson.
I do not want to settle for "ok"
Whether it be in sports, medicine, industry, etc, the cream rises to the top and the best do well.
We need an election system that attracts excellent candidates for president. The job is more complex than ever. When it comes to that and the impact these men or women can have, I will not be happy with second best or worse. We have to get the best and the brightest to do this job. Increasingly, with Obama as arguably an exception (maybe Jimmy Carter though fewer others would agree - he's a case of too few figured out how good he really was), the presidents of the last 50 years haven't been that hot.
We need "great" not "good". Great will make me happy. Good will not make me happy. Just because we have a stinker now doesn't mean I'll be happy or content with a replacement who is not great.