Nicholas Goldberg: What history says about writers — like Nicholas Kristof — running for office
Lots of wannabes with no political experience are running for office these days. Matthew McConaughey — yes, the actor — is considering a campaign for governor of Texas. Former decathlete and Wheaties spokesperson Caitlyn Jenner just ran in California's gubernatorial recall. Andrew Giuliani, a former professional golfer whose only apparent political credential is that he's Rudy's son, has ...
by Nicholas Goldberg, Los Angeles Times
Nov 10, 2021
4 minutes
Lots of wannabes with no political experience are running for office these days.
Matthew McConaughey — yes, the actor — is considering a campaign for governor of Texas. Former decathlete and Wheaties spokesperson Caitlyn Jenner just ran in California's gubernatorial recall. Andrew Giuliani, a former professional golfer whose only apparent political credential is that he's Rudy's son, has entered the race for governor of New York.
These candidates are manifestly unqualified for public office and, for the most part, they haven't been taken very seriously by the news media. Thank heavens.
But there are two political novices currently running for high
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