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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
Do you need to be 'battle tested" to be president?
What battle test do Senators go through?
What battle test did Congressmen go through?
Do all governors have a battle test moment?
Are there other indicators of how one would do inappropriate battle test scenario other than a crisis in a large public office?
Would working in intelligence in an active war zone count?
Ironically, no President of the last 26 years has ever been to an actual battle. Mayor Pete has.
My point is, the arbitrary bar of needing to hold a large high level office to be President is arbitrary and while it can be an asset for those running. It shouldn't be a liability.
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The most important thing (probably the only thing that matters) about picking a democratic candidate this election is picking someone who will win. I'd feel a lot more comfortable going with him if he showed he could win a large scale general election. That's the battle test that matters. Winning a mayoral election where the turnout was less than 12,000 people and they've voted in Democrats since 1972 isn't really an indication of anything, really.