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pamela

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2. Very good point.
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 01:41 AM
Oct 2012

You know, the more I think about it, the more I think today's hyperbole is largely male-driven. The media is still predominantly male and I genuinely think they were all worked up about the performance because they are impressed by that sore of preening. Women? Not so much. Even the female pundits seemed to be tempering their responses a lot more than the males. They went along with the media frenzy but they seemed to have a bad taste in their mouths. I think Romney is really repulsive to most women and that's a death knell.

Romney reminds me of those guys who ask you out and can't believe you turn them down. It's hard to explain to them that, yes, you may be good-looking or successful or have other qualities that women are supposed to drool over but you turn my stomach.

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And given women make up the majority of the population ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #1
Very good point. pamela Oct 2012 #2
Let's get out the ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #3
my husband sat thru it all. he is voting obama. BUT... he was really in the camp that romney won. seabeyond Oct 2012 #4
That's interesting. Thanks for sharing that. pamela Oct 2012 #5
Me neither I came on the board and was surprised treestar Oct 2012 #15
my hubby too mrs_p Oct 2012 #6
i clarified my post. same in our house. i am way seabeyond Oct 2012 #7
Interesting - this fits with my reaction vs my boyfriend's Lucy Goosey Oct 2012 #8
male/female thing pamela Oct 2012 #12
It is kind of amusing how different the male and female reactions were Jennicut Oct 2012 #9
I'm a guy and I thought Mitt just dicked his way through it. phleshdef Oct 2012 #10
Actually, my husband said pretty much what you said. pamela Oct 2012 #13
Hehe, maybe we both just had good mothers. phleshdef Oct 2012 #18
My boyfriend thought he was a total dickhead Michigan Alum Oct 2012 #20
Hey, welcome to DU! pamela Oct 2012 #21
Thanks! Michigan Alum Oct 2012 #22
We as women experience a disproportionate amount of being talked over in our lives. Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #11
Yeah, I REALLY hate that. pamela Oct 2012 #14
I still think Romney won the debate, but Obama will win and is winning the aftermath game tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #16
This short male has little use for "alphas" Jack Rabbit Oct 2012 #17
... CatWoman Oct 2012 #19
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