About the experience issue:

[hedgehog]

We have Candidate A who has worked his way up from grass roots community activist though a state legislature to the US Senate. Candidate A voted against our participation in Iraq. We have Candidate B who achieved prominence by being married the the President of the United States and was handed a US Senate seat. Despite having one of the safest seats in the Senate, Candidate B appears to always play it safe, taking a stand on issues only when it is clear which way the wind is blowing. Why is the experience issue constantly raised for Candidate A and ignored for Candidate B?