[MrNatural]

..she alone wasn’t responsible for bringing this issue to critical mass..

Absolutely. A lot of people were hard at work, beginning with Doug Hoffman himself, before SP's endorsement. I was really speaking for myself; FWIW, her endorsement was what turned my attention to NY-23 and got me involved.

[Bob J]

I didn’t say her endorsement didn’t help, I asid attributing the entire success of the issue to her was hubristic and unfair.