So what they are saying is rather that "power attracts the already corrupt" you just don't get to see their true colors until they are in power. Your stereotyp

So what they are saying is rather that "power attracts the already corrupt" you just don't get to see their true colors until they are in power. Your stereotypical abusive politician is typically someone who has been a nasty piece of work since childhood, they were just powerless to act on it until some suckers voted them into office.