Posted on January 13, 2014

MSNBC Contributor: Reaction To Hillary's "Hit List" Sexist

RICHARD LUI: Would we not be talking about this if it was a man that was involved here?



VICTORIA DEFRANCESCO SOTO: I absolutely agree. Those of us who study politics aren't surprised that candidates have lists of those who are in favor/not in favor with them, but there's a gendered element here. If a guy has a list of people he's not too keen on, no big deal. But if a woman does, than that is a big deal and it becomes juicy. This conjures up memories of the gendered element when Hillary was running. She was seen as too tough during 2008, but then she was seen as too soft when she started crying in 2008. So, because she's a woman running for political office, a powerful political office, we just don't know how to deal with gender yet. (via National Review)