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Christine Paige, a hairdresser and wigmaker, was confused and a little suspicious when she got a text purporting to be from the White House asking if she would participate in an event with Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Could this be real?

Paige wasn’t sure. But after talking with a confidant, she decided to call back. Maybe Harris wanted her hair done, Paige thought, just as Cardi B did a few years ago when she came to Providence.

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But Harris didn’t need a blow-out. Her office wanted Paige to take one of five seats in a “women-led small business roundtable” Harris was hosting with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the former Rhode Island governor.

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People in Washington don’t think much about roundtables, unless they go sideways. Designed to approximate real conversation — often with politically popular small business owners — they provide politicians a public forum that feels safe and controlled.

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It’s no coincidence that Harris extended the invite.

She is the reigning roundtable knight in Washington, holding at least 27 since taking office in January, according to a Times analysis of her publicly released schedule.

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The roundtable made the local news, and Paige soon felt the impact. People recognized her at Walmart. Her Instagram followers grew to more than 10,000, about double what it was, she said.

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Paige was in demand for something she didn’t know existed — a regular person who can illustrate a political argument. But where can that lead?

Read more from @noahbierman at latimes.com/politics/story…

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