As much as I think it would be hysterical to watch Jon Stewart during any campaign for president you launched, I think you need to find some people who aren’t always agreeing with you to talk to you about such an endeavor. I think you would be spending money — yours and other people’s — and wasting your time. You don’t have a realistic chance of winning.

While this might be entertaining to the left, I think it’s a disservice to the country to have “joke” candidates run for the highest office in the land. Donald Trump didn’t add anything to the discourse, and while you probably have purer motives for a run, you just don’t have the relevant experience or gravitas. You are a polarizing figure who doesn’t have a real shot at the presidency.

What this country desperately needs — and deserves — is real candidates who will discuss the issues without all the polemic and without demonizing  the opposition. I don’t think you’re that person. So don’t run. Please. It’s not worth it for us, and if you really care about us as much as you say, you’ll consider that more than the fire in your belly.