North Carolina has probably underperformed in producing politicians of stature more than any other state. The South is full of powerful senators, representatives, and cabinet members. Not North Caroli
This was a really hard list to put together. The bench in New York is probably deeper than any other state in the nation. 1. Franklin Roosevelt–our second greatest president. 2. Theodore Rooseve
New Hampshire’s list is very weak. Basically, it’s suffered from being a very small state bordering the state with probably the most prestigious list, Massachusetts. If you created a list
Oh South Carolina, have you ever elected decent politicians? I will try to counter one clear criticism of this list. I know that there are a few state-level people who played major roles in the road t
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 his
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 politic
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 by New York and Pennsylvania