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Clare Malone

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.

Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

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.
Nate Silver

As your Warren correspondent, I’m not sure I love the premise of that question about Warren’s commander-in-chief credentials. It’s true that as compared to the rest of the top four candidates, more voters in the DMR poll said they viewed her ability to lead the military as “more of a weakness.” But more voters said it was a strength than a weakness. And I wonder if the responses to that poll question are liable to be a little gendered.


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