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> However he has almost half a century of experience in Congress driving bills and fighting for his constituents. He was the safe bet.

It is extremely notable that Biden is the first candidate in ~30 years to win the presidency and have what I'd call a "serious" career in US Federal politics.

There is circumstantial but somewhat compelling evidence that American's don't like Congressional experience. Congress is despised, their wins are thin, their lies are large and their missteps catastrophic.



Where does 12 years come from? Obama served more years in federal government as a senator than did Bush or Clinton (former state governors).


My mistake, thanks, upped the number of years from 12 to 30.




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