The AP has promoted Liz Sidoti to “national political writer,” the AP's "'go-to' source reporter, strategic thinker and writer, and a leader among peers."
Political journalists were immediatel a-twitter (sorry) about Sidoti's new job, with both Chuck Todd and Mike Allen referring to it as one of the most important in political journalism.
So, let's fire up the ol' way-back machine and see how Sidoti got the promotion, shall we?