# Resentment Politics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resentment-politics/925063>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 8, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resentment-politics/925063 "2020-11-08T16:41:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![urbanredneck2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5f8ce5/32.png) [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resentment-politics/925063/152 "2020-11-18T12:25:18Z")

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> [@amarinth](#):
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> > [@urbanredneck2](#):
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> > I dont know much about Harris but Davids definitely no. She hadnt really accomplished anything in her life before running for congress.
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> This is incorrect.
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> Looking into her bio for less than 5 minutes, I found out that she’s a graduate of an Ivy League law school, served as a [White House fellow](https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/fellows/) (which is crazy prestigious) , and done significant work for local tribes. That’s not a small set of accomplishments.
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> It also tracks with the accomplishments of most younger Representatives whose credentials and qualifications aren’t called into question.
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> She’s also a professional MMA fighter. (which is immaterial to the matter at hand - but is just cool.)
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> Wherever you get your news seems to be significantly underreporting and underrepresenting her background.

When she ran the first time she really played up her MMA background. It was one of those attention grabbing backgrounds politicians sometimes use. Although your right it is cool but not any indication of leadership. She worked up on at Pine Ridge although she never says what she accomplished.

Remember I’m a local and I have several connections with local democrats that I cannot talk about.

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