Who would vote for him? He's seems like a person that people all over the political specturm absolutely detest.

Why does he invoke hated but the late Walt Disney (which Disneyland is just as memorable) does not.

People will vote for him because he's pragmatic, similar to Gore and Clinton . The nominee of either side gets at least 45% of the vote , so it comes down to undecideds

I'm hearing this a lot lately. But Zuckerberg already has more power, status and money than he would ever get as president. Not to mention the disruption to his business and charity work right in the prime of his life. It just doesn't make sense to me. What's his supposed motivation?

I think the charity is just a tax shelter though..that's what I read , but could be wrong

Being the US president is something that only 30 or so people in the past 240 years have done , so that does say a lot. Being president of the US would boost visibility of Facebook, possibly change legislation in his favor, etc.

I actually get the impression he's got the presidency on his mind as well but he won't be running in 2020. Even if he wanted to, he won't be old enough.

May birthday, so yes, he would. You can't be inaugurated under 35, but he'll be more than halfway to 36. That said, while legally old enough, I'm not sure if people would vote for someone that young. Youngest to date was the first Roosevelt (42). Youngest elected was Kennedy (43). Youngest veep was Breckenridge (36), I think.

Ah, good point, my mistake. And yeah, definitely agreed regarding voter hesitancy to elect someone his age.

It does seem like Trump has probably broken the mold permanently, in terms of the type of background one needs to become president.

I think it was a wake-up call for guys like Zuck, Mark Cuban, etc who desire influence but had never seriously considered running for president as a viable option.