Look, I understand Haplo wants to effect change by becoming the President. However, I also believe that it's a tad, well, odd to believe that one could launch a campaign within two years without a strong organization behind you. And to suggest doing so for the highest office in the land is a bit absurd. Just posting the idea here without any kind of backing other than that he thinks he has good ideas is enough to demonstrate to me that he's not pragmatic enough for the office in the first place.
Despite what Haplo clearly thinks, being POTUS isn't just about good philosophical ideas. It's one thing to say "NAFTA is bad" and then support your statement with blanket, broad claims. It's quite another to say that "NAFTA is bad because it costs us X number of jobs. Repealing it would gain us Y number of jobs."
So far, this has been essentially a discussion of a combination of talk radio talking points, lacking any real specifics. This has been mostly about recycled ideas (not necessarily bad), with the one exception being quite unacceptable. Sure, talk radio ideas aren't necessarily wrong, but a lot more goes into a plan than just the principle. And when confronted by specifics, Haplo has failed to directly address them.
The bottom line is that I believe it is repulsively egotistical to believe one can elevate oneself to the leader of the free world based solely upon ideas (which Haplo specifically indicated he believed was all that was needed). Everyone has ideas. Plans are certainly needed. Not just "I'll reform campaign finance" but HOW you'd do it. When asked, his answers seem to always be simply "I'll inform the people", which is hopelessly naive. One needs to know how to work the political system, even if one wishes to reform it.
Haplo even said that he could be president without being a politician. I'd suggest he looks up the word "politician".
Experience in the political system is required to be president. If you're not pragmatic and practical enough to accept the fact that you won't even make it to the national stage without such experience, you have no business running for office anyway. If one really wants to make a difference, they'll work their way into trying for the office ... not just believe that they can arm themselves with ideas and become president.