Word: inheritors
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...Just as the sins of the fathers aren?t visited on their sons, there?s no sound reason for assuming that the progeny of great leaders will make great leaders themselves. But the Inheritors benefit from a considerable nostalgia ?- maybe a secret longing for a monarchy? ?- which gives political brats an electoral advantage that goes well beyond name recognition. Consider the dynastic allure of surnames such as Kennedy, Bush and Gandhi. (Of course it helps when the candidate can be at once Inheritor and White Knight, a political neophyte with an epic last name, such as India's Sonia Gandhi...
...George W. Bush, Texas Governor and Republican Presidential Candidate Inheritor, Healer, Crowd-Pleaser, Thinker, Difference-Splitter...
...Liddy Dole, Republican Presidential Candidate Inheritor, White Knight, Healer, Crowd-Pleaser, Difference-Splitter...
...Gore, Vice President and Democratic Presidential Candidate Inheritor, Thinker, Difference-Splitter, Would-Be Healer...
...Ehud Barak, Prime Minister-Elect of Israel White Knight, Inheritor, Thinker, Healer, Difference-Splitter...