Remember the nightmare candidacy of Michele Bachmann?

[BlueMTexpat]

It turns out that Bachmann has some surprising empathy for Hillary Clinton.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michele-bachmann-hillary-clinton-campaign-sexism_5699385ee4b0b4eb759e3dad

Michele Bachmann Empathizes With The Sexist Crap Hillary Clinton Has To Endure

It may not be so readily apparent to the voter, but female candidates have to deal with substantially more bullshit when they run for public office than their male counterparts.

They get called names like “abortion barbie” or are mocked for looking their age or for the clothes they wear. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton inspires listicles cataloging the sexist vitriol she gets from conservative and even liberal pundits. It's not just media treatment that makes it harder for a woman running for office. Voter perceptions are affected by gender too. And even the minutia of a campaign -- the daily tasks that complicate even well-laid plans -- often work against female politicians.
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In the latest Candidate Confessional, Bachmann detailed those challenges: from the oddly personal questions she would get from the press to the superficial demands that came with being on the biggest stage.

During one swing through South Carolina, she recalled, she was forced to make four outfit changes -- some taking as long as an hour -- as she battled through the oppressive humidity.

I sincerely believe that there would be more crossover votes for Hillary from Republican women than there ever would be Independent or crossover votes for Bernie as a GE candidate. Not only are Hillary's credentials outstanding, but every woman can sympathize with the different hurdles in place for a woman.

[Thinkingabout]

1. Yes, there are hurdles women has to jump, Hillary has jumped quiet a few in

Her life and will jump some more.

[BlueMTexpat]

2. Especially the Big One

in November!

[Thinkingabout]

3. Yes she will.

[Ellen Forradalom]

4. The nightmare candidacy of Sarah Palin

nonetheless revealed the extent of women's political yearnings on both sides of the aisle. Those aspirations were deemed trivial and mocked by the brogressives, but they're real and widely shared and Hillary can appeal to them.