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A large body of research has been devoted to answering a fundamental question: Do women substantively represent women more effectively than men do? In hundreds of studies examining large data sets of roll call votes, bill sponsorship, laws enacted and other measures the answer is clear. “Across time, office, and political parties,” political scientist Beth Reingold writes in a comprehensive review, “women, more often than men, take the lead on women's issues, no matter how such issues are defined.”
Certainly part of the explanation is that women voters care about many issues, not just “women's issues.” Still, their aversion to explicitly advocating for themselves, I suspect, stems from fear of being labeled selfish. From childhood, women imbibe the notion that selfishness, like ambition, make them unlikable and untrustworthy. This may be part of how we get to a moment in which white working-class men's overwhelming support for Trump or Sanders is called a “movement,” while women's support for Clinton is dismissed as touchy-feely “identity politics.”
The Trump and Sanders campaigns aren't just made up of 'white men'. That's absurd.
I suppose men should vote for men. Should we vote by race as well? How about religion? I am Catholic. Should I vote for Catholics? What about the party people who vote party. Should we confuse them with this new revelation. Sounds prejudice to me. I think I will stick with voting for the best person as long as they are male, Polish, Catholic, and are over 50. We cannot overlook age. Us old folk should not vote for some young whippersnapper. Interesting to say the least. What will be next?:
I suppose men should vote for men. Should we vote by race as well? How about religion? I am Catholic. Should I vote for Catholics? What about the party people who vote party. Should we confuse them with this new revelation. Sounds prejudice to me. I think I will stick with voting for the best person as long as they are male, Polish, Catholic, and are over 50. We cannot overlook age. Us old folk should not vote for some young whippersnapper. Interesting to say the least. What will be next?:
Seems like a way to drum up votes for Hillary to me. Also sounds sexist to me.
Seems like a way to drum up votes for Hillary to me. Also sounds sexist to me.
Interesting article, though, I am not sure .... I had thought similarly a long time ago, but....
But anything to prevent BS from taking over the White House, i guess. So sure.
it is interesting....thanks
Thanks, but I vote for brains instead of genitals.
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