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Cicero started with a disadvantage in politics because he was an or in the middle class. Due to this he did not have the which allowed the other senators to gain votes. The was when the rich upper class helped the poor during hard times by giving food or money, this then ensured that the client was loyal to the patron who could then or voted for who they were told to vote for. Cicero was . Also for the past 100 years and Cicero was not in one of these families. These Optimates made sure that getting into politics outside of these families was virtually impossible, when Cicero did get in he was , meaning that he is the first person ..