If experience was important, Gore would have crushed Bush.
Gore never had any real-life experience, he was a career pol and it hurt his chances. Edwards does have real-life experience and was very successful, but his occupation is not very respected.
Thats fair, although I still don't see why people hate lawyers, especially trial lawyers, so much. Sure they make their career out of manipulating words, but without them people wouldn't be able to have an adequate defense against the law or representation. Medical penalties may be high, but doctors make a lot of money and a high penalty is a necessary deterrent to keep them careful and honest. There should be a cap on penalties but it should be around $700,000. Also, insurance companies get pinched every time interest rates are low because it lowers their return on their investments, so they charge more. But some of this blame gets passed onto lawyers, which isn't fair. The same thing happens with the insurance companies every interest rate cycle.
