Hillary Clinton: Everything Is a "Women's Issue"
Article here. Excerpt:
'To be clear, Clinton is not re-inventing the definition of feminism. Feminist academics have been on this for a long time, wedding feminism to race and class. But Clinton's remarks show how Democrats are beginning to move that sort of thinking out of women's studies seminars and turning it into a potent political strategy, reinforcing the notion that the traditional liberal agenda is particularly important to women.
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Putting feminism, even if you don't necessarily call it "feminism," front and center on issues like workers' rights and the minimum wage is similarly a smart move for Democrats. One of the popular talking points on the right is that Democrats only speak to women "below the waist." Democrats can shut that entire narrative down. Appealing broadly to female voters helped push Obama over the line in 2012, and there's no reason to think that Clinton can't take it to the next level in 2016.'
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