Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to run for President?

Question

I wish him well, but can't help but think that he hasn't a lot of political experience. Some say this may actually be an asset. Your thoughts?

Answer 1

According to the Constitution, if you are 35 years old and born in the U.S., you can run for President. So his experience doesn't factor into whether he can run. It factors into whether he can get enough people to support him and vote for him so that he wins.

On the question of experience, this current administration has the most cumulative years of government experience of any administration in history, since so many members of the administration have also worked for Reagan, Nixon and Bush 41. Yet...they have run our country into a dangerous and costly ditch. So perhaps we should ask ourselves whether experience is the most important factor in selecting a president. Maybe values or principles or integrity or wisdom would be more important.

Answer 2

Barack is not an experiment, and yes he may not have all the experience that some of the previous Presidential candidates have had, but he cant be worse than Bush and let us not forget that we put Ronald Regan in office an actor, what the hell did he know coming into office? Look at the mess he made with Iran contra affair, we elected a peanut farmer to the office. We elected Nixon and he said he is not a crook, We elected Bush Sr, that botch the first time we went to Iraq and if he would had better experience we would not be there now, Point is that no one is prepared to be president. His inexperience is an asset, and he is someone that is not corrupted by the hidden political schemes that go on in the capitol. The American people are tired of being lied to, how long and how many presidents have been elected and we are still fighting the health care issues, how much longer should we the disabled vets be ignored by congress that passes a law where they can draw disability and their retirement but we cant, did any of them put there life on the line, we need a change and I feel he offers us just that a change. Do your research Bush tells the vets one thing and then does another, our health care sucks. I want to see someone fresh, someone that does not see white, black, Asian, Latino America, but sees us all as Americans and stands up for every ones rights equally, and that he brings to the table

Answer 3

I agree that since he hasn't been in the Senate for long that can be an asset. What made George W. Bush qualified to be president? He had no foreign policy experience whatsoever, and he was awful as a governor in Texas. I remind you that he did nothing about immigration there either. I think Barack Obama is the only one who can unite this country and unite the world behind us again like it was under Bill Clinton.

Answer 4

He is experienced enough to run for President. It's possible for him to become President, but he's got a tough uphill battle to win nomination in his own party. If Hillary runs, then he'll have to contend with the large political muscle that her and Bill Clinton wield. John Edwards has the well-spoken, good-looking guy image going for him as well, (plus he's white). However, Hillary does have Bill's Lewinsky's smell around her as well as her support for the Iraq war. John may get tied again to John Kerry who's been slipping in popularity over the last six months. If Barack Obama were to run and win, he would be good President but only if he is committed (i.e. his marriage and parenthood could suffer).

Even though the US Presidency is argubly the most important political position in the world, the President does not have to have a wealth of experience that allows him (and maybe one day her) to govern an entire country. He has a Cabinet as well as other high ranking supporters aiding him in his decision process. I am always amazed that when people talk about Barack Obama, his "lack of experience" is seen as a negative. To be President, one only needs to be intelligent, thoughtful, decisive and committed. If I am a manager for Apple looking for someone to program the new I-Pod/Cell phone, I would want to hire someone with experience. But politics is open enough to have a President who is a peanut farmer, an actor, a lawyer, or a businessman

Answer 5

If Lincoln were able to observe from the Lincoln Monument what was happening today, as a fellow lawyer and a skilled speaker and debater, Lincoln would surely concede that Barack Obama would have been his toughest opponent ever.

And I believe that Abraham Lincoln would have lost the election if it had been the Lincoln-Obama debates instead of Lincoln-Douglas.

Barack Obama is the Goldilocks Candidate. His experience is not too much or too little. It's just right.

Answer 6

Honestly let me say first i am not a fan of obama

BUT the role of the Executive is to make decesions kinda the CEO of the country , i would rather have an inexperienced executive

first off one would not be as "in" witht he political system

second.. the executive makes decisions he need not and noone could actually know all parts of the job.. he has the pick of the best and brightest minds in the nation to work for him, specialists in each necessary area , can bring in a cabniet of amazing ppl

so the executive's job is to consult his advisors, listen to their opinionsand thought out ideas.. then make a judgement calla nd stand by it. I do not not want a know-it-all to be president.. i want a person who can make an informed decision

Answer 7

Lets face it, Obama could not do as much damage as Carter did and His youth full approach and lack of party ties may help this country get things done. A new face and ideas that do not come from the old party warhorses could be a big step in this country healing and becoming the leader in the world again. I have been a republican for a long time but have been looking hard for someone without all the party baggage that Clinton, McCain and the others bring with them.

Answer 8

Personally I would vote for Obama, but I was hoping he would wait till 2012. Yes, he is inexperienced. But the that might be a good thing. Obama hasn't really had the opportunity to be corrupted by politics. I would like to see him run with someone in 2008 and then perhaps run his own campaign 2012 0r 2016.

Answer 9

i imagine he has to shield himself or rebuttle on the flaws she first suggested about him. i don't think of he's sexist, i imagine he's basically being smart. Palin has no type adventure in any respect. She runs 9,000 people, she has no adventure in any respect and her loved ones identity in shambles. How can she run a u . s . at the same time as she will't even run her personal kinfolk. Her son is on drugs, her daughter is pregnant and she is being investigated through her district legal professional. that asserts lots, Obama had to handle that issue because she is blatantly no longer in good structure to be vice chairman. I advise those who vote for McCain want this u . s . to conflict through and it is going to if bypass with him. we will be worst off than ever, I desire it wasn't about colour and larger about what we fairly want in a president.

Answer 10

I don't know how one can play the game of politics when one has been in the game such a short amount of time. This is Obama's first stab at the Presidency. If he doesn't get it now he will have another chance. He will be more experienced than as well.