Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Katy Perry, Rosie O’Donnell and Beyonce are on the list and seem to fit the criteria I’m curious about.
Acting skill seems as if it would be very helpful in a political campaign. And just general confidence in a public forum.
You don’t need to actually know anything; you just need to convince people you know things.
Trump’s last speech has been mostly praised as one of his most presidential. This is, in large part, because he read what other people wrote for him in a president-sounding voice and didn’t deviate much from the script and ad lib like he normally does.
I would think Tom Hanks or Meryl Streep or DiCaprio could be pretty damned captivating from the podium or even in debates with a bit of a crash course in current affairs.
Media celebrities are used to adoration. I wonder about their resilience—how would they handle deliberate, sustained, and direct hostility in a public forum.
You don’t need to actually know anything; you just need to convince people you know things.
I suspect this is not as easy as it looks, especially when you need to remain convincing over many months in the face of opposition.
In general, there is an important requirement for presidential candidates: they must be able to survive a team of smart, persistent, and malicious lawyers digging through their past and their private life for any dirt. I suspect the process is highly unpleasant for the target and I suspect many celebrities will… have difficulties here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2020#Speculative_candidates_2
Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Katy Perry, Rosie O’Donnell and Beyonce are on the list and seem to fit the criteria I’m curious about.
Acting skill seems as if it would be very helpful in a political campaign. And just general confidence in a public forum.
You don’t need to actually know anything; you just need to convince people you know things.
Trump’s last speech has been mostly praised as one of his most presidential. This is, in large part, because he read what other people wrote for him in a president-sounding voice and didn’t deviate much from the script and ad lib like he normally does.
I would think Tom Hanks or Meryl Streep or DiCaprio could be pretty damned captivating from the podium or even in debates with a bit of a crash course in current affairs.
Media celebrities are used to adoration. I wonder about their resilience—how would they handle deliberate, sustained, and direct hostility in a public forum.
I suspect this is not as easy as it looks, especially when you need to remain convincing over many months in the face of opposition.
In general, there is an important requirement for presidential candidates: they must be able to survive a team of smart, persistent, and malicious lawyers digging through their past and their private life for any dirt. I suspect the process is highly unpleasant for the target and I suspect many celebrities will… have difficulties here.