Indiana, the state of Vice-Presidents. I thought about ranking these guys. But why would you bother. 10 fairly important people who range from 2 meh presidents to 4 VPs to some important but not vital senators. Plus Indiana also spawned Garfield creator Jim Davis so...
Most Prominent Politicians
You people and your demands for me to continue this series. When I was at Netroots Nation, I had several people, including Dave Dayen from Firedoglake, come up to me.
After 4 months, I figure it's worth getting back to the Most Prominent Politician project, particularly since all the other things I have to do this fine Sunday afternoon are.
On to the Volunteer State. I'd say Tennessee has performed about to an expected level in generating prominent politicians. Its 3 presidents make it seem like it would outperform, but relative to other states its size in the South, it has rather underperformed in producing...
Kentucky has a very impressive set of politicians for its size. Like most southern states, it's probably overperformed over the years, particularly as compared to many northern states. 1. Henry.
Like most of New England outside of Massachusetts, Vermont has a very weak history of prominent politicians. I believe the state has contributed all of 1 person to a cabinet.
As the nation's smallest state and one of its least populated, not to mention being next to Massachusetts, you wouldn't expect a whole lot from Rhode Island's prominent politician list. And you'd mostly be right. Rhode Island has had a few pretty prominent individuals, but...
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 Carolina. As.
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..
Virginia's most powerful politicians not surprisingly come from the early years of the republic. I was somewhat struck at how hackish their politicians were in the late 19th and much of the 20th century. Also, although Woodrow Wilson was from Virginia, his political life was...
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.