In the first sentence of “Women as Political Leaders,” why does the author use the word relative to qualify the word newcomers when describing American women in politics?

What makes the following sentence unclear? i had hoped to finish the race and win a medal, but i didn’t. a) nothing. the sentence contains no errors. b) there is no independent clause so the sentence is incomplete. c) it’s a simple sentence and doesn’t need a comma. d) there are two possible meanings to the sentence.