Yes to ALL that....plus Daddy Spitzer CHEATED to get his some the AG job and probably the Gov. job, so Eliot the John KNEW he didn’t really earn those positions.
Ann Archy, I think you’re onto a major point here.
Politics as a profession tends to attract those who are narcissistic—and favor those who are willing to cheat.
Thus a high percentage of political men enjoy flexing their power for fawning adulation—and are willing to cheat to get it.