In a shockingly candid moment betraying his sexist view of Republican female politicians, Hardball host Chris Matthews mused Tuesday night that Carly Fiorina may lob "scurrilous" attacks at Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton while banking on her gender to shield her from scrutiny. Later in the segment, he also envisioned Republican suburban housewives sneaking out of the house to vote for Hillary without "telling hubby."

Matthews made the relevant remarks after airing a clip of Fiorina hitting Clinton for her blaming the deadly Benghazi attacks on a YouTube video -- something the administration knew early on to be patently false -- and for Clinton's shady dealings regarding email secrecy on her house-bound server.

Towards the end of the segment, Matthews let slip his cartoonishly sexist view of female Republican voters, particularly wealthy suburban married ones, when he envisioned them "sneak[ing] out and vot[ing] for her" but "without telling hubby."

Here's the relevant transcript: