Can a TRULY radical candidate get elected as US President?

[Stinky The Clown]

Think Paul Wellstone on steroids.

Think of a rational Ross Perot

Think of Ralph Nader pre-ego trip

Think Paul Tsongas with charisma

Think of ANYONE you know who has radical but truly patriotic ideas to lead this country's people in a whole new direction.

Imagine a candidate who would attack the out-of-control corporatism head-on. Imagine a candidate who would remake the military into an effective and unstoppable force for the **defense** of our country. Imagine a candidate who would overhaul the tax code from the ground up to incentivize the good things and draconianly disincentivize the bad shit. Imagine a candidate that would put people ahead of everything. Imagine a candidate who would restructure the national priorities such that every citizen would have at least the basic levels of care needed to sustain him from cradle to grave.

Imagine a candidate who is unable to define 'band-aid'.

Can a radical candidate get elected?