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Hillary Clinton

The first First Lady to seek and win elected office — Clinton's two Senate terms were defined by her work on 9/11 first responders healthcare and her 2002 Iraq War vote, which haunted her 2008 presidential campaign against Barack Obama.

Origin
Park Ridge, Illinois
Genre
SenatorDemocrat (NY)
HC
Total Votes
Lists
1
Highest Rank
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The Divide

Pantheon Standing

List NameRankCombined
Most Influential U.S. Senators#196.0
Generational Fault Line

The Age Divide

Voters under 30 and over 35 rank Hillary Clinton significantly differently across lists.

Under 30
#14
Over 35
#3

The Cultural Record

Discography

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Awards & Recognition

Grammy Awards

No Grammy data on record.

Hall of Fame

D-NY

first former First Lady elected to Senate

9/11 first responders health funding

voted for Iraq War (key 2008 liability vs. Obama)

Armed Services Committee

2008 presidential campaign

Secretary of State

2016 presidential nominee

popular vote winner

The Case For Hillary Clinton

The longevity argument alone puts them in a category of one. While others burned bright and faded, this figure consistently reinvented and dominated across decades, eras, and cultural shifts that would have destroyed lesser talents.

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@CulturalCritic
Credentialed Voter
4,201Agreed

Technically unmatched. The craft here is evident in every performance, every work — the kind of effortless execution that only comes from thousands of hours of mastery made invisible. They make the impossible look inevitable.

R
@RecordKeeper
Populist Voter
3,842Agreed

Commercial success should never be held against artistic legacy. The ability to dominate charts while maintaining critical respect is a skill unto itself — one that this figure has mastered better than any peer in the conversation.

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@VoteWithFacts
Credentialed Voter
2,914Agreed

Rank History

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