What does it take to become President?

[_I have a question]

When I look back at the list of elected US Presidents it becomes disconcerting to see how the criteria for election seems to have changed. America has gone from the likes Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Grant to Reagan, Dubbya and potentially Trump.

So, what do Americans now look for in a candidate when deciding who to vote for?
Or has it become completely tribal in that Americans vote for the <insert party> candidate simply because of their party affiliation regardless of their personal agenda and attributes?

[_The CCC]

The legal requirements for President are set forth in the US Constitution. At least 35 years old, and a natural born US citizen. That's it.

Now if you want to get into whom should be President. Welcome to politics.

[_ajax18]

At least 35 years old, and a natural born US citizen.

And even that is debatable and open to interpretation depending on who is in power.

[_The CCC]

At least 35 years old, and a natural born US citizen.

And even that is debatable and open to interpretation depending on who is in power.

True. We do have the option of changing our Constitution at will. However seeing that it has actually been change a relative few times. We don't will it very often.

[_cinepro]

The legal requirements for President are set forth in the US Constitution. At least 35 years old, and a natural born US citizen. That's it.

Now if you want to get into whom should be President. Welcome to politics.

Don't forget 270 electoral votes.

As for the original question, it's a pretty spotty survey of Presidential history, leaving out some of the disastrously incompetent Presidents of the distant past, and some of the better Presidents of the recent past. In the big picture, nothing has changed.

But at this moment, it does look like we'll have a pretty bad President next January by any standard. I would gladly take four more years of George with. or Obama over any of the current leading candidates of either party.

[_The CCC]

The legal requirements for President are set forth in the US Constitution. At least 35 years old, and a natural born US citizen. That's it.

Now if you want to get into whom should be President. Welcome to politics.

Don't forget 270 electoral votes.

As for the original question, it's a pretty spotty survey of Presidential history, leaving out some of the disastrously incompetent Presidents of the distant past, and some of the better Presidents of the recent past. In the big picture, nothing has changed.

But at this moment, it does look like we'll have a pretty bad President next January by any standard. I would gladly take four more years of George with. or Obama over any of the current leading candidates of either party.

I didn't forget them, but it isn't a qualification for an individual becoming President. Originally the person who got the most electoral votes got to be the President, and the second most got the Vice President job. But that soon changed.

Yes we've had some very good ones and some vary bad one. My politics is such that George with. Bush ranks near dead last, if not dead last, since I been alive. Unfortunately neither Obama nor fortunately Bush can run again. Of the current candidates I lean toward Jill Stein of the Green Party, a woman and a Jew. Smart too. If I had to choose between Democrats it would be Sanders, then Clinton. NONE of the Republicans are worth a Tinkers Dam as far as I'm concerned. They vary between awful, horrible, and outright scary.

[_I have a question]

I would gladly take four more years of George with.....

As John McEnroe famously quipped "you cannot be serious..."

[_SteelHead]

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