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Can any joe soap run for office in america?

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hypnotic:
I think all you needed to run for governor of CAli was 50 signatures. To be recognized and win you need money, connections, and publicize yourself excessively.

Trauma-san:
Abraham Lincoln: Broke as hell, became one of the Greatest American presidents ever.

Bill Clinton: Broke as hell, became one of the ... Well, one of the presidents.

It can happen to you :)

Typically what happens is an intelligent person is born.  He runs for a local office in his twenties, and works his way up the ladder, gaining success and money along the way.  Eventually, he's a governor, and has wisely invested his money to the point where he's independently wealthy, and then with the small amount of wealth he has, and the connections he has made over the years, he runs for office, with the backing of the democratic or republican national committee, who can raise money for him.  

pappy:

--- Quote from: Buddy Holly on October 09, 2003, 10:22:32 PM ---
Bill Clinton: Broke as hell, became one of the ... Well, one of the presidents.


--- End quote ---
he was an is a better president than george bush an his son gerorde dubbya

ITW [the irish boy]:
Hahaha cwalker, i wasnt bashing america in any way. I didnt come and say "In america you have to be rich to be a politician". I observed that this is the way it is portrayed to us, and then I asked for americans who know the system better to clear up the issue, which they have.

From what Ive read above it is in fact very like the system we have here, although politicians rarely get rich (unless through corrupt means). I think this is due to the fact that constituencies are small and there are no tv advertisments for politicians. The only expenses are the election posters and leaflets, which are funded by the party. But it is exactly as trauma said above, you start maybe on a residents commitee, then local council, then if you get nominated by the party you can run for government, and eventually after a few years you could be elected as Taoiseach. I think it is probably easier here because the population is only 3 million, so you dont have to reach an audience hundreds of miles away etc.

Z the laidback Virus:

--- Quote from: Buddy Holly on October 09, 2003, 10:22:32 PM ---Abraham Lincoln: Broke as hell, became one of the Greatest American presidents ever.

Bill Clinton: Broke as hell, became one of the ... Well, one of the presidents.

It can happen to you :)

Typically what happens is an intelligent person is born.  He runs for a local office in his twenties, and works his way up the ladder, gaining success and money along the way.  Eventually, he's a governor, and has wisely invested his money to the point where he's independently wealthy, and then with the small amount of wealth he has, and the connections he has made over the years, he runs for office, with the backing of the democratic or republican national committee, who can raise money for him.  

--- End quote ---

I'd like to add to that that people running for a political job in America these days often have companies backing and sponsoring them.This is especially true of presidents.  I don't know if it's true but I've heard that wether automats in the White House give Pepsi or Coca Cola depends on wether the present First Man is a republican or a democrat.

I allways say it,it are the big companies that are the real government.They've got much more political power then you'd dare imagine.

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