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Hillary Sexism Watch, Part Ninety-Goddamn-Two

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Hillary Sexism Watch, Part Ninety-Goddamn-Two

Shakespeare's Sister (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008

Scott Leigh's got a problem with Clinton and her supporters (and, though he doesn't say it, feminists who are not explicitly Clinton supporters but just have a problem with sexism, not that any of those political unicorns exist, ahem). His problem is that he doesn't think sexism is as big a problem as we've made it out to be. And like any good denier, he first starts out by reluctantly admitting that...

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Hillary Non-Sexism Watch

Minipundit (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008

Most of the time, Melissa McEwan's "Hillary Sexism Watch" is on the ball. There have been some real instances of sexism against Hillary, and it's good to see the perpetrators called on it. But sometimes, like in the latest installment...

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Did Clinton lose because she is a woman?

Sisyphus (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008

Did Senator Hillary Clinton lose the Democratic nomination for President because she is a woman? No. She was beat fair and square by a better candidate who ran a better campaign than she did. Scot Lehigh sums it up in the Boston Globe: 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...

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Sexism and the Clinton Campaign

Liberal Values (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008

With Hillary Clinton's campaign collapsing there have been many articles published outlining the many flaws in their strategy and arguments. One Clinton meme which has come under considerable criticism is the claim that she lost due to sexism. Scott Lehigh writes in The Boston Globe: LET'S SAY Hillary Clinton's remaining primary rival were not Barack Obama [...]