Artisans, in contrast, are more likely to be drawn to the excitement, the contest, the game. They will usually be the political wheeler-dealers, typified so well by Martin Van Buren and Lyndon Johnson. They are the supreme opportunists and they are attracted by the opportunities that political life offers. Politics, especially national politics, is the opportunity to score big, to have fun, to adventure, to enjoy. Best of all it is their chance to impress, to influence, to have impact.
Rationals usually find less personal satisfaction in political office.
They are more likely to seek office in order to execute some strategy, whether political or economic. Or they may aspire to the presidency as the final evidence of their own competence, their own capability, their own vision. Of course what is most likely is that, like John Adams, they will combine both personal aspiration with some broad strategy in national or international politics.