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all politics is local

proverb

Etymology

Variously attributed to Associated Press Washington bureau chief Byron Price, said to have first used this term in 1932, and to Chicago writer Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936). Derivative of British English professor, Dr. Samuel Johnson's 18th Century aphorism, "All virtue is local".

  1. derived from professor

Definitions

  1. Ultimately, constituents and voters are concerned most about issues that affect their…

    Ultimately, constituents and voters are concerned most about issues that affect their personal lives and home communities, and they vote accordingly.

    • But in the end, all politics is local, and almost every race is decided by local issues.

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