Editorial: In defense of ‘career politicians.’ Experience shouldn’t be a liability for candidates
by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Mar 02, 2024
2 minutes
Over the last several months, the Times editorial board conducted interviews with more than 100 people running for local and federal offices on the March 5 ballot. Again and again, we heard a similar refrain from the politically inexperienced candidates: “I’m not a career politician” and “We need to stop electing career politicians.”
But what’s so bad about being a career politician?
In every other industry,
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