No Mr. Trump

If you followed the latest news, Donald Trump announced from Trump Tower his candidacy for United States President.  He is seeking the GOP nomination, as if the party needed more candidates.  If you think he has a chance, all I can say is, "I'm sorry."

There are a few nuances related to presidential elections which, I'm sad to say, I've not covered yet.  In the meantime, I'll try to explain as best I can why Donald Trump will not only lose the presidency, but also not even receive the party nomination.

First of all, Donald Trump is a businessman.  While this is great for an individual seeking an office that has a similar hierarchy where it's just him in charge and he gives the orders while expecting them to be carried out; on the other hand, he has no political experience whatsoever.  Carly Fiorina is in the same boat.  These are successful business minded individuals that spend their time managing firms and companies, not negotiating between countries and managing people of such great ethnic and wealth diversity as that of the United States. 

This is not to say that there are businessmen or businesswomen that can't operate in a political office.  Darrell Issa (R-CA), a member of the House of Representatives, is a very successful businessman who has officiated in his office rather well.  This is not to say that he has his moments, like many other individuals, but he has made the transition from successful business management to a political sphere; others do not make this transition as easily.

Second, if you listen to Mr. Trump's statements made during his nomination, he made a great deal of noise about nothing.  This is my way of saying that he said a bunch of lies.  His speech reeked of fallacious comments and facts.  This doesn't even include some of the comments that he made that isolate him from voters he should be winning over.  He made comments that distanced himself from those identifying themselves as Hispanic or Latino.  This will increase the probability and likelihood that will lose.

Third, there is a "traditional" background that individuals tend to have.  This has a strong correlation to the first issue with Trump running for President.  Most Presidents have a background as a governor or a legislator - usually a senator.  Governors are usually preferred as they have experience as an executive in government.

Overall, this is probably a power play for Trump.  Many presidential candidates and others that have sought the nomination for President of the United States end up making speeches and receiving money for their comments - this also includes former Presidents.  Other GOP candidates will be much better adapted for executing the office of President.