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The XX Factor: Slate women blog about politics, etc...
Thursday, January 10, 2008 - Posts
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I agree with you, Meghan (what had Bill Bradley done before he got elected to the Senate?). I'd go further: that untidy trajectory of Hillary's and those multiple identities and even her authenticity issues—which have us XX bloggers all tied up in knots—may Read More...
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On Hillary's electability: What had Ronald Reagan, or Arnold Schwarzenegger, done to make them "electable" before they became governors of California? Sure, maybe Hillary hadn't "accomplished" as much as some male candidates out there. But even that seems Read More...
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It occurs to me that in our discussion here, I am mirroring the reaction Hillary Clinton has gotten from women voters throughout her short but exciting political career: Expressing considerable skepticism, then rushing to her aid at the first sign of Read More...
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Anne , Being a rock star in law school, creating a local legal career for yourself, and getting involved in local politics was about the extent of Sandra Day O’Connor’s r é sum é , too. Yet it’s often said of her that even if she hadn’t been tapped for Read More...
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A smart XX Factor reader wrote in to make a great point about where the increase in Clinton's support among women is coming from: Obama's percentage of female voters was virtually unchanged -- it only dropped from 35% [Iowa] to 34% [New Hampshire]. Therefore, Read More...
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A question from John Dickerson: I am still waiting for data that proves that women flocked to Hillary in NH because of the debate pile-on or the near tears moment in Portsmouth. (Data suggests late deciders actually went to Obama.) But clearly women everywhere Read More...
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OK, this is absolutely the last time I post on this subject. ... BUT the idea that Hillary is a very accomplished person because she was a star at Yale Law School, got involved in a few minor Washington issues, and had a decent career at the Rose Law Read More...
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Wow, Anne , and now I'm defending Hillary? Weird. But she really did not hitch her wagon to this upwardly mobile guy, and the rest is history. It was Hillary, even more than Bill, who was the superstar at Yale Law. Life magazine had already written glowingly Read More...
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Something elese I've been wondering about, relating back to Julia's post yesterday about Hillary's newfound authenticity and all of Meghan's insights about Clinton's voice. Strategic question: How does one operationalize authenticity? In a day-to-day Read More...
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Meghan, The only trouble with the "how-can-a-woman-make-it-in-politics-given-that-men-won't-sacrifice-their-careers" line of Hillary defense is that, actually, lots of women have managed to make it in politics, using various strategies. Among top world Read More...
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