I guess 20 years in politics is cut short, Really? try harder next time
I don't have to. No candidate in American history has been weighed on being a small town mayor. Even big city mayors are rare in the Presidential race.
It's time on the national level that matters. Vice Presidents, Governors, generals and senators. Representatives, occasionally. Most of Ford's career was in the House, but he spent 25 years there, and was Minority Leader. Being Mayor of Wasilla simply isn't comparable, and would not be considered as a qualification for any other Presidential candidate.