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Clinton's Sexism Dodge
boston.com — Suppose Hillary's rival was a white male,she was ahead in pledged delegates,led popular vote,raised most money, attracted most contributors. Suppose her rival says he might pick her as his VP, and as she gained more momentum, says supers should pick him anyway as he attracts voters needed to win. Clinton supporters would find statements sexist.
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- tcbishop12, on 05/16/2008, -0/+7From the Boston Globe Article:
"LET'S SAY Hillary Clinton's remaining primary rival were not Barack Obama but a white male. Suppose she were ahead in pledged delegates, led in the popular vote in DNC-approved contests, had raised the most money, and had attracted the most contributors.
Let's further suppose that her rival had responded to her success by suggesting he might pick her as his vice-presidential nominee. And that, as she gained more momentum, he asserted that superdelegates should nevertheless make him the nominee because he could attract the working-class voters the party needed to win in the fall.
Clinton supporters would likely find those suggestions sexist.
And yet Clinton and her camp have made the same suggestions in this campaign. Clinton's political arguments have found a broad acceptance among her backers - an acceptance that's hard to imagine if a similar case were made by a lagging rival in a race Clinton led."
They say a little role reversal - because the switch eliminates what is overlooked because it is familiar and taken for granted -- almost always gives a fresh objective outlook, pulling the covers off what is really being said. I think it is healthy to take a look at this issue from the reverse perspective.
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