Maryland has a surprisingly lame history of prominent politicians. Given its proximity to the nation's capital and its relatively high population for a small state, one might expect more from Maryland. The top 10 list is pretty thin and includes some pretty unsavory characters. Supreme...
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How strong is Massachusetts' list of politicians? These guys might be 11-15: Robert Kennedy Tip O'Neill Calvin Coolidge (almost certainly the only president not to make the top 10 from.
Like New Jersey, Connecticut has suffered some from being surrounded by more prominent neighbors (in this case, New York and Massachusetts). Nonetheless, if we expand the notion of traditional politician.
And now we get to the South. Between reelecting their legislators until they die and defending segregation, southern states have played a powerful role in American politics from the beginning of the republic to the present. Georgia is possibly above average compared to the region...
New Jersey has had a somewhat weak group of national politicians throughout its history with an obvious choice for the top. I suspect a lot of this is getting overshadowed.
A couple of notes as we go forward in this series: 1. I am doing the states in order of joining the union. 2. Some of you are bringing up.
Now that I'm writing at a site with something I understand is called "readership," I thought I might revisit a few older ideas of mine from time to time. I hope nobody minds. Last year, I started compiling lists of the most prominent politicians in...