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TTUBatfan2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 10:44 PM
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33. Sexism plays a role...
but check out the election results during the Democratic primaries. 58-60% of the voters are female. I think Hillary would see quite a bit more sexism in the general election (likewise for Obama with racism) once the conservative males get thrown into the mix. But a vast majority of the voters in the Dem primaries are also white just like in a general election, whereas 58-60% of the general election is not made up of women (it's a lot closer). There are certainly men that are voting against Clinton because they don't "trust a woman." But like I said, I think the Dem primaries tend to help her fight some of it.
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