Most Americans Want a President With Experience

A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds American voters by 55% to 41% prefer a president with “experience in how the political system works” over “someone from outside the existing political establishment.”

Most Democrats want experience, while independents are split and most Republicans prefer an outsider.

Key detail: “Among those who prefer experience, moreover, 78% call it extremely or very important to them. Among those who prefer an outsider, fewer, 54%, call it highly important.”