Résumé candidate

Résumé candidate

In the politics of the United States, a résumé candidate is one who has a stellar biography—years of service in public life and perhaps the military—with deep connections to the means for extending power and influence in the U.S., but who may or may not have the accompanying charisma and personal draw that often brings voters to a particular candidate. U.S. President George H.W. Bush was often described as a résumé candidate; in the 2008 election, the label has been applied to Bill Richardson and Chris Dodd (by Jon Stewart when interviewing Dodd on The Daily Show).

A probable example would be Al Gore. Gore was Ivy League educated at Harvard, enlisted and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, and was elected as a United States Representative, a United States Senator, and as Vice President of the United States. Gore has also won the Nobel Peace Prize. Detractors may use the same credentials to label a candidate with negative connotations.


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