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They say “anyone can become president”, but this will be the first presidential election since 1970s, where there is no Bush, Clinton, or Biden on the ballot. (lemmy.sdf.org)
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[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tbh I feel like trump counts in your list. The trumps may not be a wealthy political dynasty but trump managed to manipulate the media for decades and that works too.

It's not true that anyone can get elected president, but anyone with enough money and recognition has a good chance.

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought so too. Until I saw Bloomberg try.

[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

Jeb! is a hole in the theory, not every major states governor who is the son of a former president can become president themselves.