Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Hillary has mastered being a "Woman in Politics"
It seems that the best way for Hillary to use her gender card is to not mention it at all. During the debate, at no point did she try to use if to her advantage, and that made it so her opponent couldn't use it to her disadvantage. I know we are long past using appearances as a judge of someone's character, but she presented herself as a strong yet feminine figure. She didn't even mention Trump's lack of respect of women until close to the end. All in all, Hillary seems to be doing well in the gender department. When you look at this article, you'll read more about how gender is playing a big role in this election and how it affects the voters/candidates.
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I think Hillary's lack of focus on her gender was amazing. She could easily spend time talking about the historic nature of her nomination, but instead she spent that time showing how informed and aware she is of the issues. This professionalism is something that her opponent clearly lacks. The fact that Hillary is the first woman to be the presidential nominee for a main party is huge and should absolutely be celebrated, but the fact that she lets her qualifications and knowledge speak for themselves rather than "pulling the woman card" shows a lot of integrity and poise.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Hillary's gender strategy in the debate was well thought-out. At this point in the race, everybody is aware of the historic nature of her campaign and nomination. Now, what she really needs to do is promote her policies and show Americans why Donald Trump is clearly unfit to hold the most important job in the world. Moreover, I believe Hillary not drawing too much attention to her gender will be beneficial because it will likely normalize the idea of women holding top political positions.
ReplyDeleteHillary knows how to conduct herself and what to focus on. She knows that people won't respond well to her harping on her gender, and instead she excels by focusing on other things that make her different but boost people's view of her. She doesn't go for sympathy or pity or attention and focuses on driving her qualities and policies.
ReplyDeleteHillary made the right decision in not attempting to use her gender to her advantage. Her focus on her policies and qualifications made her seem much more professional than Trump. In addition, her mentioning Trump's lack of respect for women swayed the debate in her favor even more strongly. Furthermore, his defense of his offensive comments regarding Alicia Machado only served to widen the gap in professionalism between the two candidates.
ReplyDeleteWhile Hillary Clinton's success thusfar is unprecedented for a woman, and should be acknowledged as such, it is refreshing that she does not play "the woman card" as one of her greatest attributes. Hillary is an intelligent, qualified candidate and these characteristics have little to do with her gender. It is, quite frankly, a shame that it has taken so long for a woman to be a party's presidential nominee.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in her campaign, most of Secretary Clinton's supporters understand the significance of her success and realize that Mr. Trump frequently makes derogatory comments about women. At the same time, most of Mr. Trump's supporters simply do not care about these facts. Emphasizing her gender would probably not help Secretary Clinton's cause that much. Her time is much better spent displaying her qualifications and experience, which she did successfully in the debate. If Secretary Clinton continues with this strategy, she should benefit greatly.
ReplyDeleteThey way in which Clinton has approached discussing her gender has really shown off who she is as a presidential candidate, not just who she is as a woman. By not putting any emphasis on her gender, the attention is instead focused on her policies and plans for the country-- which is what's most important in any election. Clinton's immense amount of experience and the great success she has achieved is what has gotten her this far, so if she continues to highlight that instead of her gender she will continue to thrive.
ReplyDeleteClinton's lack of focus on her gender allowed people to see that she is experienced and has good policies. Her strategy in the debate was well thought out, and her refusal to mention her gender to her benefit helped her win. Even though Clinton is the first woman presidential nominee and that it is a big accomplishment, she doesn't use this to her advantage. This displayed her professionalism and emphasized the great qualities she possessed that would allow her to be a successful president.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that Hillary Clinton isn't using the "woman card" because it reminds people that she is and should be looked at in the same regard as Donald Trump and not differently because of her gender. It's amazing that Secretary Clinton is the first female presidential nominee of a major party in America, and having a female leader has definitely proved to be not a big deal in other countries around the world so it really shouldn't be a factor here either. It's much more important that we focus on her policies than her gender, and that's exactly what she's accomplishing in her campaign. She is very professional and well-qualified to be our president and her not using being a woman to her advantage helps to show that.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that Hillary did not focus on her gender in the first political debate really says a lot about the independent woman that she is and speaks highly to her qualifications as a potential president. Hillary's strategy at the debate, instead, was packed with knowledgeable facts and her ways to better the country (which in my opinion worked to her favor). As well, the fact that she not only took focus off her gender, but stayed very calm and polite when trump attacked her, proved to people that she has the temperament to be president. According to Trump, she might not have the "look" or the "stamina" to be president, but she proved everybody wrong in this first political debate. She proved that she can become the first woman president of the United States without even mentioning it.
ReplyDeleteHillary's composure, independence, and poise really showed through in the first presidential debate. Her responses were well thought out and her strategy was strong. I love that she didn't rely heavily on the fact that she is a woman because it showed that she should be looked at as presidential candidate in the same way as a man. She got here through hard work and not because of her gender. By not playing "the woman card" she helped to show that she is the stronger candidate and an inspiration to women in our country.
ReplyDeleteFor being the first female presidential nominee in U.S. history I though Hillary addressed the honor perfectly, by not using it to her advantage at all. Before watching the debate I thought there would be much more attention on her gender but by not mentioning her gender made her come off even more confident and professional.
ReplyDeleteI think that it's respectable that Clinton isn't touting her gender as one of her merits. During the debate she didn't bring up gender, instead touting her qualifications and policy knowledge. Instead of focusing on appearance and personality during the debate, Hillary contrasted with her opponent by instead relying on her extensive knowledge of tax policy and foreign policy. By taking this qualification-driven approach, she put the focus on her policies. Despite being the first female nominee of a major American political party, Clinton displayed professionalism by not using this fact to her advantage.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed how Hillary did not focus on her gender during the debate, and it really showed a lot about her as an independent woman. It is a very big deal that Hillary is the first woman to be nominated for president, yet she did not touch on that fact at all at any point in the debate. She rather focused on maintaining a very professional manner and dominating Trump in her knowledge of various policies that came up throughout the debate, which ended up working out very well for her.
ReplyDeleteWhile I hate her, this debate definitely brought out all the positive things she did during the first debate, from policy, to demeanor, she over objectively performed better than Trump did. She was very good at pointing his offensive comments to women, and how questionable his wealth was.
ReplyDeleteFor being the first women to ever be nominated for president, Hillary did not try to use that to her advantage in the first debate. This was very professional and smart of her, Trump probably would have has something hurtful to say if she brought it up. She is right to not bring it up, it shows that gender should not matter in situations like these, and that really, they're just two political figures, fighting for the presidency. It should not be made clear that it is a man against a women. Instead of focusing on her gender, Hillary made clear her dominating knowledge of current events and policies over Trump. She maintained her composure and kept a professional manner. To be the first women nominated president, and to not address it, is a huge and mature step.
ReplyDeleteHillary's achievements speak for themselves and she realizes this. Her ability to focus on her policy plans and qualifications rather than her obvious accomplishment in terms of becoming the first female nominee works in her favor. Many people are impressed with her and realize that she is a strong, accomplished woman, yet are able to look past her gender and focus on her actual ideas. Hillary gives a subtle nod to her accomplishment and then moved past it, which shows poise and confidence that her opponent does not posses.
ReplyDeleteI find Clinton's action (or lack there of) towards her gender to be very interesting. She is facing a disadvantage that Trump doesn't have to deal with but if she mentions it, she'd get labeled as a man hating feminazi by people who already dislike her. Clinton is doing a great job handling her situation and I hope that she will inspire more women to get involved in politics.
ReplyDeleteHillary Clinton has, in my opinion, hardly even played the woman-card; she's played the experience-card much more often. The simply fact is that the existence of a candidate as qualified as she, whether male or female, is unprecedented. It is inevitable that those uncomfortable with her professionalism and status will attribute her success to her being a woman. And I think she has responded to this quite well, in that she simply hasn't, and continues to tout her experience in policy over her position as a woman.
ReplyDeleteHillary Clinton does not need to prove herself (or her independence) to the women voters. She has very rarely played the woman-card because she doesn't have to. It simply isn't necessary. She is already seen as an independent female role model from her past political experience/success. Plus after all of Trump's comments about women, she really doesn't have to fight to get the female vote. To me it seems like mentioning her gender really won't help or hurt all that much. I believe that she realizes this and knows she must focus on showing her experience which she has been doing.
ReplyDeleteHillary Clinton has a very difficult situation set up for her, in that she is a woman running for president, and that people will accuse her of wrongfully using this as a reason that she should be elected if she mentions her difficulty. With that in mind, she has done a fantastic job of dealing with the situation by hardly mentioning it at all. By not mentioning her gender and instead focusing on her extensive political experience, she made herself look very good next to Trump and let him continue to dig his own hole. On the whole, there are still many people who will vote against her simply because she is a woman, but she has minimized this number of people by rightfully not trying to use her gender as a strength of her campaign.
ReplyDeleteHillary Clinton has a very difficult situation set up for her, in that she is a woman running for president, and that people will accuse her of wrongfully using this as a reason that she should be elected if she mentions her difficulty. With that in mind, she has done a fantastic job of dealing with the situation by hardly mentioning it at all. By not mentioning her gender and instead focusing on her extensive political experience, she made herself look very good next to Trump and let him continue to dig his own hole. On the whole, there are still many people who will vote against her simply because she is a woman, but she has minimized this number of people by rightfully not trying to use her gender as a strength of her campaign.
ReplyDeleteI think it's great that Hillary Clinton isn't appealing to her gender as a reason to vote for her. It goes to show that she is more than just a female running for president and that she has legitimate policies as she clearly presents her experience and knowledge throughout the debates. Hillary acknowledges that gender is not a factor in this situation and both candidates are simply politicians.
ReplyDeleteI find it ironic but pleasing to hear that Hillary is playing the political game as a women, yet completely ignoring this fact in order to focus on the matter at hand. It is refreshing to not see a candidate abuse this fact senselessly, but rather focus on their job instead, and negotiating and advertising professionally instead of trying to appeal to a certain label or description. Through her actions, Hillary does a great job of representing other women politicians, and sets a great example of what all people should do in this political situation, which is to ignore gender, race, religion, or other traits and instead focus on the job at hand, an example that many current politicians should seemingly use...
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