“Why is this a mark against someone? I took the law school admissions test three times. Haven’t gotten to the bar yet, but gee whiz, why is some journalism major picking on someone who pursued (and obtained!) a higher degree because the final confirmation process took longer?”
Failing the bar exam FOUR times is a real red flag. Some states will not even permit you to take the bar exam that many times. Bar exams are challenging but heir are preparation courses for them even after law school. Failing it FOUR times is a real Red Flag, especially when your daddy is a U.S. Senator in a “good old boys” state.
Bar exams are challenging but not impossible. The great majority pass the bar on the first try. I know only a few lawyers who failed to pass it on the first try. I know no one who failed it as many as three times. Lisa Murkowski, who is otherwise a forgettable hack politician, possesses at least that distinction. She flunked the bar exam more times than any other Senator in the history of hte United States.
Mark Levin has called Joe Biden the dumbest person in the history of the Senate. I finally found something I disagree with him on.
Thank you, and IIRC, the young Kennedy, John Junior, also failed his bar exam 3 or 4 times before he finally passed.