Republicans just won a shocking electoral victory with a novice candidate who is best known for his work on a long-running television series. Trump won not by outspending his opponent on television but by dominating the earned/free media time his larger-than-life personality and fame guaranteed him.
If you think about it, this is not even the first time Republicans have won with this approach. Remember Arnold Schwarzenegger becoming the Governor of California?
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How hard would it really be to convince George Clooney or newly single Brad Pitt to run for office with Mark Ruffalo in the VP slot? And what happens when Kanye West—who currently has 26 million followers on Twitter, nearly double what Trump has after winning the election—decides to run? Anyone who thinks it can’t happen wasn’t paying attention yesterday.