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Two nights later, that televised celebrity encounter was re-"televised" on Saturday Night Live, with movie and TV star Alec Baldwin playing the role of President Trump. "Do I think Alec Baldwin is likely to be the nominee? The subject of the article was the spike in the number of celebrities with no political experience who are making the list of potential 2020 candidates. Not that celebrity politics is anything new. Reagan was governor of California and the head of the Screen Actors Guild. But a president Kanye? TV attorney Michael Avenatti makes no bones about the fact that he believes it's his relentless combativeness that makes him the best nominee for the Democrats. But how the media works isn't how governance works. That's not what celebrities do. Donald Trump's celebrity helped make him president, absolutely.

Two nights later, that televised celebrity encounter was re-"televised" on Saturday Night Live, with movie and TV star Alec Baldwin playing the role of President Trump. "Do I think Alec Baldwin is likely to be the nominee? The subject of the article was the spike in the number of celebrities with no political experience who are making the list of potential 2020 candidates. Not that celebrity politics is anything new. Reagan was governor of California and the head of the Screen Actors Guild. But a president Kanye? TV attorney Michael Avenatti makes no bones about the fact that he believes it's his relentless combativeness that makes him the best nominee for the Democrats. But how the media works isn't how governance works. That's not what celebrities do. Donald Trump's celebrity helped make him president, absolutely.

Yet, one wonders whether leading corporations results in great preparation for the world of politics and policy making. The obvious pitfalls and challenges have been illustrated by a number of the business leaders who have taken the lead in government. Tillerson was trained to understand operational efficiency from the standpoint of engineering. Second, unlike running a business, a model of leadership based on meeting the interests of a small list of stakeholders, policy leadership involves building a coalition of often competing interests while serving the needs of a large number of constituents. After making their announcement, the coalition lagged in finding a leader and rounding up additional support among the fractious constituencies in health care policy and politics. A third challenge for transitioning business leaders involves the notion of risk. Risk is not a value in policy, however. Certainly, the often-cited poster child of the American CEO politician is former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has managed to avoid most of these pitfalls. His leadership in New York City, while not without critics, was widely considered a success. D. Christopher Kayes is a professor of management at the George Washington University School of Business.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Thursday he would consider running for president as an independent. The business mogul was asked at a conference in Atlanta if he would run for president and said it was something he was “seriously considering,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. “Maybe I run as an independent,” he said. “I don’t know. I’m for smaller government ... Cuban supported Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton during the presidential race and has criticized Trump and his policies, even after saying last May that he would be open to being a running mate for either candidate. President Trump tweeted in February that Cuban was “not smart enough” to run for president. Cuban added that family life would be a consideration in whether to run, noting that his wife's thoughts would weigh on the decision.