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Nepotistic succession in the political class A large, and rapidly growing, percentage of high elected officials are part of politically powerful families. What accounts for this anti-democratic dynamic?
  • Glenn, aren't you forgetting somebody?

    In Florida, Mel Martinez's announcement that he won't seek re-election in 2010 immediately led to reports that the current President's brother, Jeb, might run for that seat.

    Weren't there one or two other guys named "Bush" in public life whose collective family fortune and combined political and financial network enabled a complete and utter waste of DNA to become President in the first place?

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