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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumEvery time he tries to justify his sexist 'women card' attack, Trump reinforces his bigotry
NYT Politics @nytpoliticsTrump's advisers say the woman's card attack serves to undermine Clinton by sowing doubts about her qualifications http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/29/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-women.html?smid=tw-nytpolitics&smtyp=cur
___Trump, the Republican favorite, has already proved willing to attack Mrs. Clinton in ways that many women find sexist and that her supporters consider out of bounds.
This week alone, he accused her of playing the womans card to get where she is, saying, If Hillary Clinton were a man, I dont think shed get 5 percent of the vote. He questioned her strength and stamina, and he mocked her for shouting. Also this year, he attacked Mrs. Clinton as the enabling political spouse of a former president who Mr. Trump said had abused women.
Mrs. Clintons advisers say they are confident that such comments will galvanize Democrats and infuriate nearly any woman who has ever had to work harder than a man. But they also recognize that Mr. Trump has proved adept at reading the electorate and at dominating news coverage and that Mrs. Clinton must parry his attacks without overplaying her hand or further eroding her standing with male voters, whom she has struggled to win over in the Democratic primary.
Mr. Trumps advisers, meanwhile, say that the womans card attack serves to undermine Mrs. Clinton by sowing doubts about her qualifications not just with men, but with white women, who have supported the Republican nominee in every election since 1996 and are vital to Mr. Trumps chances in November.
Hes going to have to deconstruct Hillary Clinton if hes going to run against her, said Roger J. Stone Jr., a longtime Trump confidant. He cant let her be the august secretary of state and former senator.
read: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/29/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-women.html?smid=tw-nytpolitics&smtyp=cur
Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton 20h20 hours ago
Get your own #WomanCard*: http://hrc.io/1Tketzc
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Every time he tries to justify his sexist 'women card' attack, Trump reinforces his bigotry (Original Post)
bigtree
Apr 2016
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all american girl
(1,788 posts)1. Just donated to get my card....YEAH!!!
bigtree
(86,008 posts)2. so collectible
...and practical, too.
Well done, all american girl!
all american girl
(1,788 posts)3. Thank you Bigtree
love ya!!!!
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)4. Every fucking politician has a card or a schtick
I just don't understand why Hillary is being told she is not permitted to use it. It must be awfully powerful to creat such fear.
I remember when Osama bin Ladin was eliminated under Obama's watch. The Republicans refused to let Obama or the Dems revel in that huge event. It was too big and too important to let the opposition use that huge positive. Trump is doing the same thing to Hillary, trying to shut down that card. I am so glad that instead she is focusing and promoting it. Yay!!!