Given the prevailing anger at Washington and career politicians, it shouldn’t be a surprise that voters increasingly see experience as overrated. An opinion poll conducted nationwide by the Pew Research Center from September 22 to 27, and just released, found that only 37 percent of registered voters put greater value on “experience and a proven record,” down from 50 percent in March. The share of voters who preferred “new ideas and a different approach” climbed to 55 percent, from 43 percent. Yet the attitude is dramatically different by political party. Among Democrats and the independents who lean that way, the preference for experience has actually increased, from 46 percent to 50 percent. For Republicans and GOP-leaning independents, the fondness for experience fell by half, from 57 percent to 29 percent, while a desire for a different approach soared, from 36 percent to 65 percent. Even as Republicans are stirred by the middle-finger approach to the political establishment, there are signs that the novelty is wearing thin. At last, we are starting to see a shift in the Republican race for

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