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As I pulled out my copy of "The Small and the Mighty" to read on a flight, the mom across the aisle from me picked up the same book and waved it at me with a smile. "I'm a huge Governerd," she said.
"Governerds" are what Sharon McMahon's loyal 1.1 million Instagram followers call themselves. Using the handle @sharonsaysso, McMahon, a former teacher, has been sharing information about democracy, politics and history and how they impact American citizens, for four years, earning herself the moniker "America's government teacher."
