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Nancy Pelosi says she’ll seek House reelection in 2024, dismissing talk of retirement at age 83
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I agree with you in theory, but really, is that how it often plays out in reality? It doesn't seem to me that our most senior politicians are generally the most effective. In fact it seems the opposite, they usually tend to be the most corrupt (as measured by the suspiciously huge net worths they have), and the most entrenched in party lines, to the point that they're not any more effective than any rank and file politician who just does what the party whip says.
They do tend to be given more authority in committees and such, but I'd argue that doesn't have much to do with them actually being effective.
Our congress is filled with career politicians, and the whole thing is a circus