The Top 5 Reasons Elitism In Politics Is Irrelevant

Throughout much of the late 20th century and the early 21st century politics have been centered around the "money men" or "big business", the so called "elites". The people that make the economy turn have been given favor after favor by our government and it raises the question "do we want an elite President". Well in my honest opinion, the Presidents that are supporting big business are the presidents hurting our economy the most. Now let me get off track here for a second while I explain the definition of an "elite", an elite is described as follows; "a select group of people with outstanding personal abilities, intellect, wealth, specialized training or experience, or other distinctive attributes — are those whose views on a matter are to be taken the most seriously or carry the most weight; whose views and/or actions are most likely to be constructive to society as a whole; or whose extraordinary skills, abilities or wisdom render them especially fit to govern". Ok, now that we got that out of the way, let's get right to the list.


#5) Ivy Leagues/Social Upbringings

I did some research, although I did not have to look far it turns out, the last 3 presidents we have had (including the current one) have went to an Ivy league school. An Ivy League school has developed its own connotation, it used to be known only as a conference in sports, and it now means "a school with academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and a reputation for social elitism". Ok so let us think about this for a second, we complain about the elitism that is our politics today... yet our last three Presidents have all been to a school known for "social elitism". When you know that they are of the "elitist" group and you still elect them then why on Earth would you expect it to change. Every president we have had over the past 100 years has also had a social upbringing that has allowed them to excel and get to the top, we are talking about people with finances just not possible for the average American here. These people had parents in the government and a clear path to success.

#4) Big Time Jobs

The people who are elected President don't come from farms down south, they come from families that had enough money to pay for full college and get themselves darn good jobs. We are talking about Lawyers, Oil Company Owners(big business), and religious leaders(not that requires college necessarily). No normal person can consistently compete on these levels not financially nor socially.

#3) Who Else?

If you don't put an elitist in office who else are you going to put there? There is only so many qualified "non-elites" and most of these people are content with where they are at. Elites also bring a good background and nice education along with themselves. It always looks nice when the President has a 4.0 at Yale, whether he paid for it or not.

#2) Money

Once Again, who will be able to compete on a financial scale. I am not talking just about "oh who can buy their way through college", alright let's assume you completed college, now what? Let me tell you right now, no one is going to completely fund your campaign if your new and they have never heard of you. In the case that you come from a poor family, you probably aren't going there. So now where to? Campaigns are expensive things, millions of dollars expensive; even on a state level. You have to have money to put yourself in position or it will never happen, it's a sad fact.

#1) Populist Candidates

Right now, in the eyes of most, there is only really one clear populist candidate. By clear I mean that they haven't really been labeled as an "elitist" and that is Hillary Clinton; even she went to an Ivy League though. The only problem is, I think she has probably gotten herself into to deep of a hole to climb out of. The populist approach probably won't work at this stage of the game anyways due to other news coverage and limited campaign funds. Throughout history though there really hasn't been that many "people's Presidents". I don't see this trend bucking either, I would hate to break it to you.

The elitist group probably isn't going away, and for good reason. I think it all boils down to whether or not the people actually know the facts though.

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