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yallerdawg

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44. "Might" seems to be catching people off guard.

Sun Apr 9, 2017, 09:14 PM

Apr 2017

At the end of the linked article:

So did Clinton lose the presidency because she's a woman? I don't think that's something we'll ever be able to objectively measure. But many researchers have been able to measure that, in 2017, women who want to run for office are held to different/higher/double standards in nearly all aspects of their lives compared with their male competitors.

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Hillary Clinton says misogyny played a role in her loss. Research suggests she might be right. [View all] yallerdawg Apr 2017 OP

Might? Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #1

First words out of my mouth were Might????. Yup. Guilded Lilly Apr 2017 #16

Oh God. DK504 Apr 2017 #25

Yep. Might?????? calimary Apr 2017 #28

Great minds! BlueMTexpat Apr 2017 #30

I saw it PatSeg Apr 2017 #2

Even obvious things need evidence mythology Apr 2017 #3

This might be the biggest no shit ever. nycbos Apr 2017 #4

it's amazing that some people would even dispute this. unblock Apr 2017 #5

No fucking "might" about it. JTFrog Apr 2017 #6

Oversensitive aboutbigotry? What the ever loving fuck? Do some still think that bigotry bettyellen Apr 2017 #14

Yes. Because calling attention to bigotry is worse than bigotry itself. JTFrog Apr 2017 #24

Mind blowing brer cat Apr 2017 #42

share me link pretty please. JHan Apr 2017 #20

Additional research also suggests that water is wet and grass is green. Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #7

Since the election I have talked with many who voted for trump and was so caroldansen Apr 2017 #8

We got a lot of that right here at DU. yallerdawg Apr 2017 #10

John Lennon and Yoko Ono said it in 1972... Cattledog Apr 2017 #9

No doubt at all about it. MineralMan Apr 2017 #11

Do we really need research to prove that misogyny ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #12

Unfortunately many people "demand" we prove it. I'm sick of talking to them. bettyellen Apr 2017 #15

Once it is proven, then what? ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #18

I think with non-voters you can open a door and explore how their knee jerk expectations can cause bettyellen Apr 2017 #21

Of course she is right. lunamagica Apr 2017 #13

"Voters care whether their female politicians are likable, an attribute that is not something... bettyellen Apr 2017 #17

Politicians and their campaigns definitely know this. yallerdawg Apr 2017 #22

and imagine for a second she had said he was well spoken enough dsc Apr 2017 #39

As my beloved Dad used to say "no bout a doubt it". Guilded Lilly Apr 2017 #19

yes it was a factor, like racism. but the real question certainot Apr 2017 #23

K & R JHan Apr 2017 #26

I am certain of it. Ilsa Apr 2017 #27

For those that disagree.... mzteaze Apr 2017 #29

Great point and you're right - WJC wasn't asked for a cookie recipe FakeNoose Apr 2017 #33

To be filed in the "No Shit Sherlock" file. n/t Lil Missy Apr 2017 #31

That's an understatement! It fucking exists. TheBlackAdder Apr 2017 #32

Those white evangelicals have some soul searching to do. WomenRising2017 Apr 2017 #36

Michelle Backman couldn't get evangelicals to vote for her dsc Apr 2017 #40

Ah, yeah anglesphere Apr 2017 #34

She won the popular vote by almost 3 million... Lokilooney Apr 2017 #35

By 3,000,000 in California. yallerdawg Apr 2017 #37

Yes in states like Wisconsin and Michigan Lokilooney Apr 2017 #49

There are a lot of women out there who bought into "Leave it to Beaver" Warpy Apr 2017 #38

I know women who think that a woman shouldn't be president Kaleva Apr 2017 #41

The "might" is journalistic idiocy. brer cat Apr 2017 #43

"Might" seems to be catching people off guard. yallerdawg Apr 2017 #44

DUH! Bettie Apr 2017 #45

Any notion of how many votes she got cause she was a woman vs. how many she lost? jmg257 Apr 2017 #46

We have a word - misogyny. yallerdawg Apr 2017 #47

She received 66 million votes based on the fact that she was the WomenRising2017 Apr 2017 #48