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I think you’re right that Obama won because he did appeal to our better natures, while the Clinton campaign always came off as kind of ugly and mean-spirited. Both had to struggle to overcome certain biases, and ultimately I don’t think gender bias was the reason she lost.
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I think you’re right that Obama won because he did appeal to our better natures, while the Clinton campaign always came off as kind of ugly and mean-spirited. Both had to struggle to overcome certain biases, and ultimately I don’t think gender bias was the reason she lost.
At the same time, you can’t watch things like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-IrhRSwF9U&eurl=http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/05/27/sexism_sells/
and think that the race was gender-blind.