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knowltok's avatar

I'd hope so too, but I think we discount too easily the ego it takes to seriously seek out the Presidency, and then the ego boost one gets from winning. Trump's ego and pathologies overshadow everyone who has come before, but they ALL have very strong egos which have been fed for years and or decades.

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Edward Simpson's avatar

The thought of "Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've got what it takes to run this country" is one that's never been inside my skull. And the people who actually believe that about themselves are operating at a level of confidence or ego or narcissism or whatever that I cannot relate to.

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