One might come up with other and kinder distinctions (I shall not be doing so) but the plain fact about the senator from New York is surely that she is a known quantity who has already been in the White House purely as the result of a relationship with a man, and not at all a quixotic outsider who represents the aspirations of an 'out' group, let alone a whole sex or gender.

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This quote is commenting on a senator from New York, highlighting that she lacks the qualities of an "outsider" or someone representing marginalized groups. It suggests that her previous connection to a man in power undermines her candidacy, implying that she cannot authentically embody the aspirations of a particular group (specifically gender or sexual). The quote refrains from generating alternative, possibly more favorable distinctions for the senator but emphasizes her established presence in politics due to her relationship rather than personal merits.

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