[UIZealot]

> He clearly doesn’t have a record of success as an executive, either in private or public sectors.

You could say the same thing about Obama in 2008.

> He seems like a nice guy. If he wants to get into politics, why not start as a city councilor or something?

Nice job damning with faint praise there, well done!

Guess what, he's already in politics. He ran a wildly influential campaign for the Democratic presidential candidacy, and was a top contender in the NYC mayoral race. How many people "wanting to get into" politics could claim to have done that?