The most foolish idea in politics: an utterly inexperienced person can be effective in high office because he or she can hire “talented, experienced people to guide them.”
Here’s the problem: There are always “talented, experienced” people willing to give advice. But (1) half of them aren’t really all that talented and their experience comes from working with and following others who are genuinely talented and experienced. And (2) all those folks disagree in the advice they give.
So if you are going to be president or some other high level position you better have some capacity to choose between different advisors and the advice they give.
And you can’t do that if you don’t, yourself, have sufficient talent and experience in poiltics. And you need both.
The examples are legion, starting with the current occumpant of the White House. But they are all around us and include two of the last three Democratic presidents who would have been far better if their evident talents and decency was matched by sufficient experience.
And that’s why I’m a hard no when it comes to boy-wonder Mayors of small towns, two term members of Congress who give a nice speech, and millionaire businessmen who think that the presidency is an entry level position.