this is wrong right?

AnonymousIs this the type of person you want to be your president?

It's fine.

It is wrong, it is a common mistake.

It's like saying

Whom do you want to win? The Bulls or Lakers?

The correct version is

Whom do you want to see win?

As for your example

Is this the type of person you want to see be your president.

That's better

Without the 'see' you would get the following answer

He's the type of p

There is nothing wrong with the original and your comparison to the misuse of "whom" is puzzling. Why do you think the sentence you wrote is "awful"?

You might, however, want to explore what is meant by a comma splice.

Maybe it is something that is said, but it makes no sense.

Is this the type of person you want to be your president?

If you break it down

Is this the type of person you want to be your president? (this means you are asking the president whether he wants to be that kind of person. it doesn't mean that you are asking a constituent if he should be your president.

I was wrong to refer to your use of "whom" as a misuse. However, we don't often use it that was.

In any case, your understanding of the meaning of the sentence is quite strange. It means "Does this person have the qualities you value in a leader?"

AnonymousIs this the type of person you want to be your president?

Fine.

It can be derived thus:

This is the type of person. + You want this type of person to be your president.
This is the type of person that you want this type of person to be your president.

Relativizing:

This is the type of per

AnonymousMaybe it is something that is said, but it makes no sense.

It makes perfect sense to native speakers, especially Americans who are in the midst of a presidential election.

Here is a fictitious conversation:

Mr. Democrat: Mr. Romney is a very rich guy who made a lot of money by buying companies in trouble, exporting jobs to cheap labo

I don't understand your spaces CJ

I guess if you consider 'Who do you want to win?' correct then 'Is this the type of person you want to be your president' you would also find correct.

It sure does get the point across, and natives do say it, but grammatically, I'm iffy.

Let's start with the 'win'

replace 'win' by 'beat up'

Who do you want to beat up?

AnonymousI guess if you consider 'Who do you want to win?' correct then 'Is this the type of person you want to be your president' you would also find correct.

Well. most native speakers do consider both to be acceptable.

AnonymousLet's start with the 'win'replace 'win' by 'beat up'Who do you want to beat up?I want to beat him up for st

Anonymous asked me to weigh in. I think that the sentence could be more mellifluous; "want to be" throws the reader slightly. It might be better as "Is this the type of person you want as your president?", but nobody thinks that fast while speaking, except maybe Barack Obama. Aside from that, it is unremarkable.

You want him to be your president. Is it he you want to be your president? I