He would be an interesting candidate, but I doubt he will run. If you are really serious about winning It takes a lot of work and commitment to run for president and not look like an idiot. You have to spend hours each day going over policies and preparing your positions so that you can answer just about any question posed to you in a reasonable way. On top of that you spend hours each day just out there asking for votes, making speeches etc. It is a 16 hour a day 7 days a week job that you have to commit pretty much 2 yeas of your life to.
Perot did well until he started freaking out and getting weird. Trump is a guy everyone knows a being rich and successful. If he could form a decent domestic and foreign policy stance for his campaign he could make some noise. Still, I think he is mostly just enjoying the publicity, but will eventually announce that he isn't going to run.
If Obama has taught us one thing it is that you can promise a lot on the campaign trail, actually doing the job is another story.
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