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Sun Sep 25, 2016, 01:30 PM Sep 2016

I think that many professional women have been in her chair

you are trying to smile and have small talks and you are "not serious." You are trying to remain serious and you are not "member of the team," not easy going.

It hit me back in 2008 during a debate when both Edwards and Richardson were still there. I think they were all sitting. The men were chatting, perhaps recent football scores, Hillary was serious, ready for the debate. I thought she won the debate but here, on DU, someone labeled her as RIP..

And, no she cannot shed a tear on command, even though, supposedly, it helped her in 2008 New Hampshire. Women are not supposed to cry but men, of course, can.

I think that women still are losing because of the misogyny in this country. In 2014 several women ran for governor, for senator, they all lost.

Both octogenarian Grassley and McCain are facing Democratic women and both are now ahead in double digits.

Sigh

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