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Would you care to estimate the number of Americans who even knew her name? She had power in MN, but had not become a "national" politician (yet).
by PaulDavisThe1st 1y ago
Would you care to estimate the number of Americans who even knew her name?
She had power in MN, but had not become a "national" politician (yet).
- germinalphrase 1y agoI made no claim that she was a national figure. Merely pointing out that calling a politician holding one of the highest offices in state government a niche, local politician intentionally diminishes them.
- PaulDavisThe1st 1y agoI was not intentionally trying to diminish her. I suspect that unless you live in New Mexico, you have no idea who the speaker of the NM House is. That's not a diminshment of the office or the person holding it, it's a recognition that while such positions come with significant power within the context of a state, they are quite hidden from residents of other states.
- germinalphrase 1y agoThey hold meaningful office within their states. That is neither niche nor local even if they lack a national profile.