DENVER--This week's Democratic convention here has sure been different for Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter than previous ones he's attended.

"Basically, no one cared that I went," he told The Inquirer of past conventions.

But Nutter's political persona has been rising on the national stage, thanks in part to his popularity in Philadelphia and his fervent campaigning for U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) before the Pennsylvania primary.

In a brief interview with PolitickerPa.com this morning, Nutter said he intended to use that new clout to help his city.

"The thing about political capital," he said, "it's value is not in just having it, but spending it. My job is to represent the city of Philadelphia ... and make sure that people are thinking of Philadelphia from a national and international perspective, more than they have in the past."

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