Schwarzenegger 2020: Equal Opportunity to Govern

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Originally Posted by Icelander

Is there a widespread perception in the United States that if Alexander Hamilton or James Wilson had been allowed to run for President, something terrible would have happened?

Not a relevant question. Anyone who was a citizen of the US at the time the Constitution was adopted was specifically considered eligible for the Presidency.

As for the rest of it, you can't separate the candidate from the process necessary for them to run in this case. Even people who might not have had an objection to the idea might be put off it took (what they viewed as, at least) blatant judicial overreach for him to be eligible.