Hmm I have not read that book. Unfortunately real life politics isn't based on a comedy.
ArtTrees: Have you ever read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? It's a science fiction/parody/comedy book that spoofs a lot of stuff.
The reason I mention it is because one of the main characters, Zaphod, is the President of the Galaxy. His job, he discovers, is not to be the one in control but to draw attention away from the ones who are really in control. Since he has made presidential telecasts from the bar, the maximum security wing of the Betelgeuse State Prison or wherever he happened to be at the time, he turned out to be very good at his job.
My point is, maybe Trump was elected because he's a good showman.
The reason I mention it is because one of the main characters, Zaphod, is the President of the Galaxy. His job, he discovers, is not to be the one in control but to draw attention away from the ones who are really in control. Since he has made presidential telecasts from the bar, the maximum security wing of the Betelgeuse State Prison or wherever he happened to be at the time, he turned out to be very good at his job.
My point is, maybe Trump was elected because he's a good showman.