# Republicans seem hell bent on nominating an unqualified candidate for president **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 21, 2015, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-seem-hell-bent-on-nominating-an-unqualified-candidate-for-president/732088 "2015-09-21T09:58:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 93
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-seem-hell-bent-on-nominating-an-unqualified-candidate-for-president/732088/93 "2015-10-02T16:15:18Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > I’ve never been the one who claims that two years in the Senate prepares someone to be President. [Over here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18592683#post18592683) you said Ted Cruz was prepared by virtue of his one term in the Senate: > [@Are there any candidates that could challenge the Bernie/Hillary race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-candidates-that-could-challenge-the-bernie-hillary-race/727476/31): > > Nobodies can get elected to the Senate. They can’t get elected President. Presidents come from governors and Senators. That means winning statewide office. Since neither Trump, Carson nor Fiorina have won statewide election, I presume you find them all unlikely presidential candidates? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-seem-hell-bent-on-nominating-an-unqualified-candidate-for-president/732088)._