Of course not, I'm sure others will argue otherwise. It is incredibly racist that this man is considered for the job, they have plenty of fine people in office as long as him or have much more experience. But it was the "in" thing to have a black guy
Would Hillary Clinton be considered for the presidency if her husband had not been president himself?
You forgot to mention *cough* the incumbent president *cough*.
As you can see, awarding presidential nominations purely based on personal merit is overrated and maybe even inappropriate. So why the complain?