I feel like a real warning sign was people like bill clinton saying that they saw truth in house of cards. A self report no one picked up on!

it's a job that attracts all kinds of narcissists, if the parties can't filter them out, that's what they get.

This is why we neeed to stop electing men.

The odds are much lower with women and other people.

Just saying.

Politics attracts narcissists like a summer barbecue attracts flies

we'd still get nancies mace & laurens boebert in that situation.
(i am blanking on sexually licentious woman democrats in congress. anyone?)

but seriously ye ol' "only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it" quote

New rule anonymous tip line run by accident lawyers but if you come forward & are corroborated free healthcare for life.

It’s a job that certainly requires you to be at least a bit mentally ill

Power and delusions

I think there’s some overlap between the skills that make you a good campaigner and the skills that make you a successful sex pest

If I wanted to be a national politician I would simply…. Not be a sex pest. It’s not difficult!

A lot of disordered behavior is a weirdly effective substitute for 'you must have solid ego boundaries and a larger than normal dollop of confidence to survive in this job' in the short- and medium-term

we must investigate and root out the frat brother to congressional pipeline

Power makes people crazy/attracts terrible people theory unfortunately undefeated through all of human history

maybe a perk depending on who you ask