I wouldn’t mind voting for a whore who slept her way to the top. Takes a lot of talent to do that, plus a winning strategy that paid off over decades. Much more interesting than the tale of an 80 year old who had rich parents. Unfortunately it’s probably just misogyny.

In all seriousness though most jobs that are worth anything are given by networking through personal connections. I would consider that a form of networking to get a foot in the door even if it was true. Then what followed was decades of experience working.