Mark Cuban, star of the hit show "Shark Tank" and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, predicted that if he ran for president, he would do quite well, and likely even win.
"If I ran as a Dem, I know I could beat Hillary Clinton," Cuban said in an email exchange with CNBC. "And if it was me vs. Trump, I would crush him. No doubt about it."
He insists, however, that he isn't truly interested in a presidential run and just likes to toss the idea around since he "gets asked every day" about that possibility, according to USA Today.
He mentioned that Trump has turned conventional U.S. politics on its head, and appreciated the fact that by following his example, new candidates may be encouraged to run for office.
"I love the fact that he has changed the game," the outspoken investor was quoted saying, according to Yahoo! News. "The idea of imperfect candidates with forceful ideas opens the door for a lot of people that would not have previously run."
"Donald Trump's polling surge in the race for the Republican presidential nomination has turned the rules of American politics inside out. Things that once were huge liabilities for candidates - massive wealth, limited governing experience, even ego-bursting levels of narcissism - have been turned into strengths," he also stated.
So what would Cuban focus on if he chose to run and won?
"The first thing I would do is define which social issues were not presidential and instead were personal," he wrote. "They have nothing to do with running the country. They are personal and family decisions."
Instead he would focus on economic issues and cybersecurity, according to the New York Daily News.
"How we deploy bytes and the superiority of our national hackers is far more important than bombs or bullets," he said. "You want to stop a bomb? Hack it."
