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This Roger More post triggered a political epiphany in me: It was the years. -- (edited)

Posted by Name Withheld by Request (aka BlueKopo) May 9 '17, 09:04

We're in an era where all else being equal (namely incumbency), the "Shooting Star" pol will almost always defeat the "Political Workman-like Rise Over The Years" politician. It's where voters' heads are at.

The ideal top line political candidate has between 2-5 years of backstory and no more. Experience matters not a wit. It's communication and the appearance of qualifications that counts.

I'm going to work shop this a bit, but it feels very right. (www.hsxtt.com)

I think most people have forgotten that. It's the 25 years of mud-slinging, not one failed policy initiative.

Roger More (aka rogermore) May 9 '17, 08:46

People have been saying, hearing and repeating bad stuff about Hillary Clinton since the '92 campaign, and when even sympathisers agree with some of the main points, it sticks. When you think about it, 25 years with a national political profile is a very long time. It's the time between Reagan's A Time For Choosing speech and the end of his second term, or between Nixon making a name on the HUAC and his resignation.

In response to BlueKopo: "It's an aggregate. She made the role of First Lady political for the first time in 50 years when she took on health care in 1993."

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Just to clarify, I think the years are important, but I don't think it's just the years. - Roger More May 9, 09:34

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