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September 9, 2016 at 4:49 pm

The Hill Quotes Jellison on Clinton Calls of Sexism

The Hill quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History, in a story on “Clinton calls sexism on GOP.”

Hillary Clinton is playing the sexist card against Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

The Democratic nominee, along with top surrogates and allies, has seized on Trump’s recent comment that Clinton does not have a “presidential look,” using the comment to depict him as sexist.

Dr. Katherin Jellison

Dr. Katherin Jellison

Still, criticizing Trump as sexist could play well with women, particularly baby boomers who have had to deal with glass ceilings for much of their lives, observers say.

“I think she and her surrogates and other informed parties might definitely be able to put their finger on narratives coming out of the Trump campaign or the media in general that could be labeled sexist,” said Katherine Jellison, a professor of history at Ohio University.

Jellison acknowledged the strategy could backfire with blue-collar men, adding that millennial women also “might have some difficulty relating to the versions of sexism that Hillary Clinton or her campaign might call out.”

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