Obama, at age 47, is a relative newcomer to national politics, with less than four years in the Senate.

现年47岁的奥巴马，在参议院仅有不到4年的资历，在全国政坛来讲算是个新人。

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McCain noted Palin is a relative newcomer to politics and someone who has never served in Washington.

麦凯恩指出，佩林相对来讲是一个政界新手，而且从来没有在华盛顿工作过。

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Mr Cartes is a newcomer to politics, who only joined the Colorado Party in 2009.

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Rybak, a newcomer to elected politics, won 65 percent of the vote compared to 35 percent for the incumbent.

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Mr Cannonier, a relative newcomer to Bermudan politics, was propelled into power in December 2012 when his One Bermuda Alliance ousted the government of Premier Paula Cox and ended 14 years of rule by the Progressive Labour Party (PLP).

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