Oprah Winfrey Helped Create Our Irrational Pseudoscientific American Fantasyland - Slate

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62. I favor having quite a number of candidates in the primary.

And we should not choose our candidate too early.

Once we choose him or her, we should unite behind the candidate, so let's choose a candidate that unites us.

If Oprah is that candidate, I will support her.

Hillary had a great disadvantage in that the Republican Party and her own conduct made her a very controversial candidate. The Republicans had years and years to place her integrity and history in doubt.

We need a candidate that makes it hard for the Republicans to put the candidate in a questionable light. We need a surprise but very good candidate. It's important that a presidential candidate have a strong, outgoing personality if possible.

Obama won in part because he is not stuck on himself and has a very "light" feeling, that is people feel comfortable in his presence or when they watch him in videos. We need a candidate with that kind of personality who also has good stances on the issues.

That kind of personality is important because many people who don't follow politics closely, who are not well informed about the issues and personalities, vote based on the candidate's personality, vote based on their impression of the candidate gained from very little exposure. So a candidate who makes a good impression on voters is likely to win. That's what we need -- a winner. People like Oprah and would probably vote for her. But I have no idea what her views are on the issues.