Should Political Experience Be A Requirement for President?

Most people running for the office of President Of The United States have served in a political office of some kind, either at the state or federal levels.
Looking back at our first Presidents, most citizens, particularly Federalists, weren’t looking in that direction for leadership; our first Presidents were from backgrounds outside government:  George Washington was a planter, his previous political experience being Commander in Chief of the Continental Army; John Adams was a lawyer, his previous experience was as Vice President; Thomas Jefferson was a planter, and he had also served as Vice President.  Every President since then has served as a Military Commander (Eisenhower), or in a State or Federal office, in the Cabinet, or in the diplomatic corps.
The question is:  Can someone who has never served in a political office competently perform the office of the President Of The United States?  This is what the Trifecta crew has to say about it:

The Search For Our Roots

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A few of us were discussing our family research projects on the Open Thread the other day.  Most of us are curious about our ancestors – who they were, what they did, what kind of world did they live in?  We want to know because those who came before us determined, in great part, what and who we are today.
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