I don't know, I'm skeptical that a politics career is less dependent on connections than finance. Not that finance isn't, but a huge portion of successful polit

I don't know, I'm skeptical that a politics career is less dependent on connections than finance. Not that finance isn't, but a huge portion of successful politicians come from well connected families. The money needed to run even a lower level campaign is far more than most average folks have a way to access. Things might have even gone the other way and gotten slightly more accessible over the past couple decades. The internet has given a platform to many people to build a brand on, and made it easier to collect small dollar donations.