“She gets home from the office around six. She feeds her teenagers. And then, around eight, Kim Mallonn, an Ohio human resources executive who has never been any kind of political activist, sits down in her suburban family room and wages a ‘one-woman Twitter war.’ Mallonn, 50, is just as committed to…”Tagged: Election 2016, Hillary Clinton
“Clinton, whose rally speeches can sound stilted, has struggled to excite the young voters who were thrilled by Obama’s gifts as a communicator. But for some women of her generation, both professionals and homemakers, her preference for quiet labour over grandiose performance is familiar. Betsy True,…”Tagged: Election 2016, Hillary Clinton
“A majority of the electorate finds Clinton dishonest and inauthentic. Clinton devotees see her as caring and truthful, her reputation the product of unfair, gendered criticism and caricature. ‘I think a lot of people find her cold and aloof. I don’t find that at all when I watch her. I see a very…”Tagged: Election 2016, Hillary Clinton
“Where Sanders bitter-enders see a centrist or conservative posing as a progressive, her core supporters see a committed liberal with the record to prove it. Where Trump backers see a ‘career politician,’ they see a public servant with critical experience.”Tagged: Election 2016, Hillary Clinton
“Older Democratic women, Tulchin said, care most about the historic nature of Clinton’s candidacy. They empathize with her professional experiences and career sacrifices. And as women who came of age during the era of second-wave feminism, he said, they were enthused by the active, political tenure…”Tagged: Election 2016, Hillary Clinton