Nepotism in US politics

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[quote]If Obama hadn’t managed to pull out a victory in the Democratic primary this year, Hillary Clinton almost certainly would have been taking the oath of office next January.

That would have been at least twenty-four years (1989-2013) with four consecutive presidents coming from just two families (Bushes and Clintons). I’m not aware of any other country in the world with such a record
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Obviously, but Hillary didn’t win, and ever since we all turned on Bush is power has been dropping, to the point that now he’s weak even for a lame duck – Obama won largely because he managed to equate his opponents with Bush. If anything the tide has turned and the U.S. has become rabidly anti-despotic.

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Yes, but times change. George H.W. Bush was also very unpopular when he left office in 1993. That didn’t prevent Dubya from using his father’s name to win the Oval Office eight years later

And even though Hillary didn’t win, it was a very narrow thing.

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Fran Drescher
The Nanny wants it
That’s name recognition, an annoying voice, and significant boobage.