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What Went Down At The January Democratic Debate
Well, also, Amelia, don’t voters have a tendency to punish female politicians for answering these kinds of questions in the “hard-nosed” way we also expect candidates to respond?
I would encourage readers to listen carefully (and drink?!) every time you hear Biden refer to his work during the Obama administration. He does it a whole lot! Including now, talking about the Iran nuclear deal.
Yes, Nate, I think it’s important to remember that in general, questions about what makes a commander-in-chief have a gendered edge — voters tend to assume men are more qualified on issues like foreign policy and defense. So it’s definitely coming in hot to frame the question in that way.