>>b. people actually point to "experience" in government as a reason to elect someone.
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>Would you let a teenager without a driver license drive a truck with gasoline in a densely populate area?

Wow! How did you come up with that analogy?
Are you saying that experience trumps integrity?
I've been following the Bridgegate trial here.
One of the clear takeaways is that politicians do almost nothing connected with the running of the government.
Civil servants and unelected bureaucrats run the government.
At least in NY and NJ,the minute they are elected, politicians focus on two things ...
a-getting re-elected
b-socking some money away for a rainy day.
So, my grandson could probably make a better governor of NJ than the current felon because he wouldn't be stealing.