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to the winner go the jobs — democracy's original nepotism hire.
means a practice where a political party, after winning an election, rewards its loyalists with government jobs regardless of qualification.
from coined from the phrase to the victor belong the spoils, popularized after andrew jackson's 1828 win triggered mass firings of federal workers to install his own supporters.
jackson erajackson replaced roughly 10% of federal employees fast
killed bythe pendleton act of 1883, after a job seeker assassinated garfield
replaced withmerit-based civil service exams for hiring