Another take to even out some of the coverage.
Why?
Women on the 2020 campaign trail are being treated more negatively by the media
Female candidates running for president are consistently being described in the media more negatively than their male counterparts. That’s what we’ve concluded after an analysis of 130 articles from mainstream news outlets. It’s a disconcerting trend in the 2020 election coverage.
We pointed this out in our first Storybench 2020 Election Coverage Tracker update last month. But with the addition of 70 more articles to our database, the picture has become even clearer…
Certain traits, Conroy argues, are viewed positively or neutrally when a man embodies them but negatively when a woman does. In a world where femininity is too often aligned with weakness or timidness, failure to conform to those stereotypes can result in differences in public perceptions.
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Even The title of this paper is wrong—
“Traits versus Issues: How Female Candidates Shape Coverage of Senate and Gubernatorial Races”
Sigh. Wrong Title. Should be —
“How Reporters Cover Female & Male candidates DIFFERENTLY.”
As female candidates may face greater challenges in establishing their “qualifications” for office, coverage of their personal traits may be pernicious, because it tends to de-emphasize substantive qualifications. This study focuses on relative amounts of trait and issue coverage of contests with and without women candidates. We find that races with female candidates yield more coverage of traits than male versus male contests and races with female candidates are less likely to generate issue coverage than trait coverage. Candidate gender and office interact; female gubernatorial candidates are most likely to garner trait coverage and least likely to engender issue coverage. journals.sagepub.com/...
Kirsten Gillibrand
On impeachment from the Andrea Mitchel interview—
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.: I think we need a process. And so what I'm looking for is an unredacted version of the report. I'm looking for testimony from Robert Mueller, as well as McGahn and the Attorney General.
I think it's really important that the American people get the truth and get all the facts. I think it's an outrage that this administration tried to change the whole purpose of the Special Counsel statute, by having the Attorney General place themselves between the report itself and the American people. First with the summary, second with trying to have a press conference, and third, with multiple redactions.
Congress at least must have a fully unredacted copy. And once we have that, we can decide whether we must proceed. I think it's important, though, that we get to the truth. poolreports.substack.com/...
In her own word on her website—
Throughout her time in the Senate, Senator Gillibrand has been a leader in some of the toughest fights in Washington. She led the effort to repeal the “Don't Ask Don't Tell” policy that banned gays from serving openly in the military; she wrote the STOCK Act, which made it illegal for members of Congress to financially benefit from inside information; and she won the long fight to provide permanent health care and compensation to the 9/11 first responders and community survivors who are sick with diseases caused by the toxins at Ground Zero. Senator Gillibrand brought Democrats and Republicans together to win these legislative victories...
Senator Gillibrand is committed to keeping Americans safe from threats overseas and at home. From her seat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, she has been a vocal advocate for strengthening America’s armed services, national security, and military readiness. She has also called for an independent investigation into Russian cyber crimes against our government institutions. Senator Gillibrand’s bipartisan bill to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and make gun trafficking a federal crime – the Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act – is one of the only recent gun bills to be supported by both parties and a majority of the Senate. www.gillibrand.senate.gov/...
Kamela Harris
On impeachment at Town Hall
"I think we have very good reason to believe that there is an investigation that has been conducted which has produced evidence that tells us that this President and his administration engaged in obstruction of justice," Harris said. "I believe Congress should take the steps towards impeachment."
Harris added: "I believe that we need to get rid of this President. That's why I'm running to become president of the United States. That is part of the premise, obviously, of my plan."
In her own words on her website—
SPEAKING TRUTH, DEMANDING JUSTICE
As U.S. Senator, Kamala introduced or co-sponsored legislation to provide sweeping tax cuts for the middle class, address the high cost of rent, raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, make higher education tuition-free for the vast majority of Americans, reform the cash bail system, protect the legal rights of refugees and immigrants, and expand access to affordable, quality health care with Medicare for All...
As California’s Attorney General, Kamala prosecuted transnational gangs that exploited women and children and trafficked in guns and drugs. She led comprehensive studies and investigations into the impacts of transnational criminal organizations and human trafficking.
Kamala achieved landmark results for middle-class Californians, by fighting the Wall Street banks and winning $20 billion for homeowners who were facing foreclosure during the Great Recession. She helped thousands of families stay in their homes and passed one of the nation’s strongest anti-foreclosure laws.
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This evening, we can look again at Klobuchar & Warren.
The majority of Americans tend to agree with Democrats on top issues, polling shows www.cnn.com/…
Some of the top issues in today’s poll below