I've been "doing this" in one way or another--sometimes large and at other times pretty small--for 6 years now. Much of it I felt like was a "refresher"...while other elements were things I learned and seemed quite impressive.
As much as I hate to say (or think) it, given the terrible political climate in our country today, I'm TRULLY unsure what really "matters" moving between political parties as one exits power and the other enters--and vice versa.