He has never held elective office, whereas Mr Earley is a former attorney-general and state senator.
That, and the fact that he never held elective office disqualifies him as a serious candidate for president.
On the down side, however, she has never run for elective office, has no domestic-policy experience and says she's not interested.
Although never having held elective office, he is showing remarkable strength and balance both on the road and in presidential debates.
That helped propel the 57-year-old Hollande, who has never formally held any national elective office, to become his party's presidential choice.
He has been frequently mentioned as a potential candidate for mayor of the nation's capital, but denies any interest in elective office.
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Mr Reiner is often asked whether he might run for elective office.
The main obstacle to his election, analysts believe, is that despite being a Socialist Party insider Hollande has never formally held any national elective office.
"Commissioners cannot be a member of a political party, and cannot, by law, have been an office holder or employee of a political party, or held elective office, for a period of 10 years prior to their appointment, " it added.
But after as his career in elective office ended, the former mayor remained a force on the New York political stage, endorsing candidates in local, state and national races, appearing often on television to discuss current events and even writing reviews of movies.
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