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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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Since you asked, here's an article from the New York Times today illustrating what previous positions people have had before becoming president.
One key point: number of people elected to president after their previous highest office being mayor: ZERO.
Governor is the most common position if you don't count vice presidents who take over after a president dies or resigns.
Senator is most common after that. Followed by cabinet member, but that hasn't been happening of late so the trend is moving away from that.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...gtype=Homepage