They Would Have Loved Him

In the book, Jesus for President, it talks about how the three tempatation of Jesus all had to do with political power. Speaking of the last temptation - "If Jesus had staged this stunt at the temple (which he would later call a den of thieves), he could have used his might to mezmerize the powerful and the elite, winning religious legitimization."

Jesus was not about improving the existing polical system through power and influence. He wanted a new way, a city on a hill, that will attract people to a home of love and acceptance.