A Bit of Politics, Part 1
I don't write about politics much, nor will I declare support for any particular party in the course of this blog. Rather, I hope to write a bit about the upcoming election in a forum where no party is spared from ridicule :) Here's the first entry, one of hopefully many more.
The US political theater has been quite interesting these days, with many candidates duking it out for the top spot in the US government. This CNN clip shows some interesting statistics:
The interesting part is about 1:22 into the clip - in general, men prefer Obama over Clinton. I don't claim to know all of the answers, but I do believe something like this doesn't help:
Yes, that's right - Mrs. Hillary Clinton, a former first lady of our nation, is crying on stage for the third time in months, possibly weeks. I believe this hurts her in the male vote because she is fitting into the stereotype of the emotional female. In general, females can identify with the stereotype, while men usually view this emotional nature to be a sign of weakness. And who wants a weak leader?
Whether they're real tears or fake, nobody can say with absolute certainty except Mrs. Clinton herself. However, the timing is suspect - look at her last two incidents. It reminds me of another occasion in this election season where the timing is suspect:
Tyler says:
You gotta wonder if the phone call was staged - no politician, especially those running for president, can leave anything to chance (not even a phone call from the 'wife').