I have been reading a book called Lord of the Flies by William Golding. It is about children who are survived an airplane crash on an island. An insight that I received from this book is that someone that is chosen by the masses to be in power is not necessarily the one most qualified or the best at the position. The main reason they're are selected by the masses is because of the image that they present. In the book Ralph a boy who is chosen to be there "chief" is not the most suited, but since he called everyone to a meeting spot with the conch and was the one with the conch in the novel he had created a more powerful image than any of the other boys that wanted to be the "chief". This conch can be symbolic of an image of power and authority. For a president it could be the way they speak, present themselves, or there character. It doesn't mean that they are the most qualified or the best for the job they just present themselves to the public with authority that is appealing to the masses.