
So, You Want To Be President? By Hank Silverberg There are now 16 Democrats who want to be President. I could run off a list for you, but that would chase you to that āXā in the upper right- hand corner of your computer screen very quickly, and it may be out of date before this week is over. Instead, I want to share some advice with all those candidates. No, I have never run a presidential campaign. Iāve covered them, mostly as a local reporter and not as national reporter, the so-called āboys on the bus.ā But these days I am more important: Iām a very engaged voter. Here is what I would like from the candidates: First suggestion: Donāt try to be someone you are not. Be yourself. You can not be all things to all people. āYou can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.āā A. Lincoln, Sept 2, 1858 Lincoln knew that, though he violated it so many times that ...