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Rare card · History
James G. Blaine, a Rare card
James Gillespie Blaine was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the United States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, served as Speaker of the House from 1869 to 1875, and was a United States senator from 1876 to 1881.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 185
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 400,000
Power 185 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He served twice as Secretary of State, under presidents James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur in 1881, and under Benjamin Harrison from 1889 to 1892.
- He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1876 and 1880, and received the nomination in 1884, narrowly losing the general election to Democratic nominee Grover Cleveland.
- Blaine was a prominent figure in the moderate faction of the Republican Party, known as the "Half-Breeds".
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James G. Blaine article was read about 400,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get James G. Blaine
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, James G. Blaine (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
