during the campaign, where the writer wanted to find out why people who worked for Hillary liked her so much. It was really an eye-opener. They saw what we don't see on TV. Hillary was not only hard-working, but she listened to constituents and took notes about each encounter. Once every week or so, they would take all the notes and put them on a table and tried to address the issues. Person after person said her strongest quality is she LISTENS.
I think that she did so much better in this last campaign, because she probably took charge of her own campaign and did it her way. In 2008, her handlers worked at creating an image, instead of showcasing an already strong candidate. Have to be strong as a man, but not too strong or you look mean. Smile more. Then it was laugh more, because people think you are cold and humorless, which made her sound kind of wacky. Don't back down (weak), but don't appear too aggressive. Watching her at times, I could almost hear what an adviser had said to her before she went on stage.
Then you get this crap like what Andrew Sullivan wrote. Trump was a totally undisciplined, bizarre, off-the-wall candidate, the worst we've ever seen, but the media criticized Hillary because she "didn't connect with me"? And besides Andrew, I don't friggin' need to "warm up" to my president. He/she is not my best buddy or significant other. Geez man, get a teddy bear! You know, I didn't warm up to Barack Obama until he had been in office for several years. I didn't vote for him because he was cuddly and no one else did either.
Expectations for women are far more unrealistic than for men. As with so many occupations, in politics women have to work two or three times as hard, and get half the credit.
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