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I really think the movie Idiocracy nailed the scary potential future of democracy. If elections continue and build on this trend of featuring reality tv show style candidates and media that lives off hyperbole, eventually we'll just start electing the most popular celebrities.

Isn't that like Reagan?

Reagan was not a particularly popular actor, and only rose to national prominence as a political figure. So no, not like Reagan.

I don't think it's a trend. Besides Trump, who else would be part of this trend?

Sarah Palin

Most politicians since the time of Andrew Jackson, in the US.

Arnold Schwarzenegger definitely owes his political success to his fame as an actor.

Ronald Reagan, Jesse Ventura, Arnold...

Al Franken, Sonny Bono, Fred Thompson, Jerry Springer (though in reverse)

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