Your Presidential Picks: Adam Silver, Tyler Cowen, Stacey Abrams
Plus: The case for a younger woman to lead us
by Conor Friedersdorf
Jan 21, 2022
4 minutes
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“You can appoint any American citizen to one term as president,” I wrote earlier this week, “so long as your choice has never run for president before. Who do you appoint to the White House and why?” Among politicians, Jared Polis, the governor of Colorado, was mentioned most. Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and former Georgia State Representative Stacey Abrams were tapped, too.
But we talk about politicians seeking higher office all the time, so I’ll focus on more unexpected choices. Their names are less interesting than the attributes different correspondents want in a president.
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