(April 22, 2014 at 4:21 pm)Diamond Wrote:(April 22, 2014 at 4:13 pm)Chuck Wrote: I don't think the fact Hilary would be a grandmother would help her much in a general election. Prevailing social prejudices probably won't reward her for acquiring the trappings of being old.
Yeah. Just asked John McCain. Although, let's face it, his age wasn't the only reason he lost.
I think social prejudices will punish a woman for being old much more than it would a man of the same age. Men seem to enjoy certain benefit of doubt to the effect that with age come experience, steadiness, wisdom and gravitas - would Reagan be regarded as anything other then a hack with low intellect if he was 50 and couldn't crack second rate jokes about how much age and wisdom he had on his opponents? Women would simply be regarded as past their prime and should go back to bake cookies and knit.
