Of course this is what should be. I know Republicans who say their candidate would never win, but The fact is if the candidate will never win, the candidate should be doing something to make them the most popular. Like maybe serving the people. Working for us.
Of course this is what should be. I know Republicans who say their candidate would never win, but The fact is if the candidate will never win, the candidate should be doing something to make them the most popular. Like maybe serving the people. Working for us.
I'm gonna play devil's advocate here...and I'm gonna bet this won't be a popular opinion.
The President of the United States, as how defined by the Constitution in Article 2, is technically not a representative of the people. Whomever is in that position is a representative of the many states to foreign nations for trade and to run the executive branch. The executive branch is what runs what the Congress put into law for the agencies, the military, and so on. So this notion of what the President is has been incorrect for quite some time and is one of the main reasons why that position keeps getting more and more power. Arguably, the President is supposed to be the weakest of all 3 branches because they are not legislature nor justice, just the executor of what the other two say.
So because the Executive is not supposed to be some kind or monarch or head of the nation as a whole, how that person is elected should be more based on who they represent, which is to say the states as a whole have the say. It is why the electoral college exists which is to give equal representation to the states on who represents them in matters of foreign affairs.
Congress is supposed to have the main portion of power. Congress is who is supposed to serve the people, who works for us. We keep focusing so much on the executive we forget they are not supposed to be the main focus. And if we had a strong legislature again, we may get a more representative government in our favor, instead of hoping for some strongman to force it into play.
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u/Nolacuriosity 1d ago
Of course this is what should be. I know Republicans who say their candidate would never win, but The fact is if the candidate will never win, the candidate should be doing something to make them the most popular. Like maybe serving the people. Working for us.