Meet The Candidates: 2012 GOP Thread

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by saden1

You have to know "things" or at the very least have intellectual curiosity to run a country. This isnt an elitist view but a bare minimum requirement to be an effective leader. Btw, we have never had a president "from the people" and of all the presidents we have had the founders were the most elite.

We want people smarter than us in leadership position. That is the nature of things and preferable.

True enough. It's the concept that there is a specific way to get that knowledge or to be smarter (through govt. service, graduate degrees, etc.) that the perceived elitism kicks in.

And yes ... I agree completely with your statement as to the presidents.

Again, it's just my perception as to why Palin has such a dedicated following. Dumb people exist and each candidate has their fair share of them on their side. While much of Palin's support (maybe the vast majority) comes from the "not so deep thinkers" crowd, to suggest that you have to be a moron to find her message attractive is, to me, short sighted - certainly for anyone who wants the Republican nomination.