The US would elect a baby-eating space alien from Tau Ceti VI as president if Zbleqq'takkx's primary platform plank was "make it so you can buy real Sudafed without a lot of hassle and faff."
Yeah, US voters do seem to like electing presidents for things only Congress has the power to do. Of course, presidents also like proposing things they can't do.
Presidents' main differences are on foreign policy which is the one thing nobody asks them about.