I Believe We Need a New Presidential Candidate in 2020.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. I'd like to see some people run who haven't run before.

Their actual age might be somewhat less relevant than the fact that maybe they would take a different approach to the process than the same-old-same-old that doesn't seem to be working. I don't want to see any more relatives or spouses of established political families, either. So, no more Clintons and no more Kennedys; and not Bernie either (he'll be 78, so I don't see him wanting to do it).

But obviously we don't want someone who has never held public office. I don't understand the public's apparent loathing for "professional politicians"; if I want a professional surgeon operating on me and a professional pilot flying the airplane I'm on (instead of someone with a lot of confidence but no experience), why shouldn't I want a professional politician to be directing the management of my government at the highest level? There are bound to be a few smart, progressive senators or governors or congresspeople out there. I don't know who they are.