One of the many ways Republicans sabotage each other is by blasting candidates in primary races for allegedly lacking experience and qualifications. While Democrats often settle on one candidate early in the primary race — unlike us with our emphasis on treating people as individuals, Democrats are much easier to herd and control top down with groupthink — we have these long, bruising primaries where we demolish each other over every tiny imagined flaw, draining funds and leaving little for the general election contest.

I believe most primary elections aren’t held until very close to the general election so us individualistic Republicans can spend most of the race beating each other up instead of the Democratic candidates.

The reality is inexperienced candidates can make great leaders. Six U.S. presidents never served in office before becoming president, including Donald Trump. Many people consider Trump the greatest president ever. Herbert Hoover had even less experience. A mining engineer, his only previous political experience was serving as secretary of commerce under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge.

Dwight Eisenhower commanded Allied Forces as a five-star general during World War II. Ulysses Grant led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy. William Howard Taft came from the legal field and served as secretary of war under Theodore Roosevelt. Zachary Taylor served as an Army general during the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812. Of those, only Hoover is included in multiple rankings as one of the worst presidents in history.........

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