Can a professional pundit/journalist ever win the presidency?
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« on: November 26, 2020, 01:19:31 PM »
Not counting people like Huckabee or Pence who became pundits after leaving office.

The closest I can think of is Al Franken, and we all know how that ended.
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« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2020, 09:37:44 AM »
Sure.

Are they more likely than a high-profile prosecutor? Probably not.
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« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2020, 10:16:20 AM »
If you count Franken as a pundit, then the answer is "it has already happened" because you should count Trump too.
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« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2020, 12:25:20 PM »
Not remotely likely without another job in the interim (e.g. Senator). The pundit class is despised.
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« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2020, 12:28:18 PM »
I could see it happening if they have a large following and a "not like other pundits" persona. It's pretty unlikely, though.
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« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2020, 12:41:16 PM »
Why not? Anyone high profile could feasibly become president
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« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2020, 06:45:00 PM »
Quote from: Figueira on November 29, 2020, 12:28:18 PM
I could see it happening if they have a large following and a "not like other pundits" persona. It's pretty unlikely, though.

So Tucker, basically.
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« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2020, 06:56:06 PM »
Anything is possible, but I find it honestly doubtful.

Just because Trump won without being a politician doesn't mean any non-politician can win. As a billionaire businessman Trump had an obvious appeal to GOP primary voters (and some independents in the general) as a guy who knows how to cut deals and create jobs. What pitch would a journalist have of why they were fit for office?
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