In a study conducted in 2010, the analysis states, “there is no evidence that political experience improves the likelihood of strong presidential performance” (Balz, 2010). Some scholars argue that the past experience levels of presidents are extremely important why others concede them to be irrelevant. One scholar, Paul Quirk concluded a study in 2010 that explained that they expertise of a President, “Can be acquired only through substantial and recent experience in Washington,” claims that the lack of this experience “need not pose much difficulty for a president. Like any technical skill, which in a sense it is, the necessary expertise can easily be hired” (CITE).
In 1990 Richard Neustadt conducted the same study gaining different results that were directly opposite of Paul Quirk. Richard