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Originally Posted by Mike33
Time constraints essentially prohibit this. Presidents and candidates can't spend days ironing out speeches while campaigning, or reviewing legislation, or meeting with public figures, and flying all over the world etc. The days of Lincoln in the 19th century when politics was slower and there was no mass media are long gone and have been for decades now.
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Candidates still have the option of acquiring a strong legislative record and extensive knowledge of the most important political issues before deciding to run for president.
Obama, however, clearly chose another path.