Well yeah, she just fits the bill of a "strong non-white female" that is perfectly willing to sign off on ridiculous legislation and who is also somewhat electable in the eyes of their constituents. She probably has a little above average intelligence and is pretty manipulative, while most of the other non-white leftist women are simply too dumb to look good holding such a public office. They also know a lot of their constituents are willing to overlook the whole "she locked up a bunch of blacks".