Meritocracy at work.  It might seem odd that white men are consistently more meritorious than women and minorities, but that's the way it happens to be shaking out.

No one can doubt Mick's deep financial expertise.  After all, he's trained as a lawyer and his family runs a real estate business.  Many of Mick's top donors are banks, which is a pretty good sign that Mick is a financial wizard or at least willing to make himself subservient to financial wizards.  Either way, he's a great pick!.