This reasoning reduces the governorship to a sort of spring-board from which to vault into the White House, and, although only one man in a century has performed the feat, it has always figured as a popular and potent factor in the settlement of political nominations.
This passage critiques the perception of the governorship as a stepping stone to the presidency, despite its rarity.
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