Why American politicians are so old
Why American politicians are so old
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I've been saying the barriers to get into politics are too fucken high for a decade. And just about everything that has happened in that time has made it worse.
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Too high?? Lauren Boebert dropped out of high school. She passed her GED in her 30s, right before she won her first election.
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Doesn't she also claim to be a millionaire? Education isn't the only barrier to entry. Financials and family connections likely play a bigger role. If I'm living paycheck to paycheck I can't stop working to go campaign. I also just can't walk into my local political party office and demand to be put on a ballot for something out of the blue.
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Her most recent disclosure, filed on Aug. 13, 2022, lists seven assets worth $1,001 to $15,000 and five worth $1,000 or less. Even if each asset was at the high end of that range, that totals just over $100,000.
Her previous work experience was as an Assistant Manager at a McDonald's.
Or possibly an assistant to the manager.
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Also how much blackmail exists on you.
Also how much of a useful idiot are you.
Etc
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Because she was a useful idiot for moneyed interests with nothing better to do than hit fundraiser meetings, so the PhD educated social worker with fifty clients never had a chance. Like, what you're saying is true, but what they're saying about barriers being too high is also very much true.
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Basically if you're willing to kiss the right rings, the barrier is not too high.
If you intend to be a populist and serve the broad interests of most of your constituents, the barrier to entry is sky high.
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But she would never win a Democrat ticket. Democrats only elect perfect people. Perfect people don't exist. So democrats only elect people who pretend they're perfect.
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I hope she would never win a Democratic ticket. She's awful!
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I agree. I was more using her to make a point. I think a better example would be Howard Dean or Al Franken.
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