Acknowledging gender may have made her seem more real. The problem was, she wasn't a very good or inspiring candidate.
Now, I couldn't crack it at a Boston law firm because I wasn't enough of a guy for them. They seemed to want women both feminine and able to talk Sox and Pats. (Even writing that I feel like a poser--I'm just not from here, I just don't get it.) I wouldn't want to go out in the cold and shake hands at Fenway either.
The thing is, Martha Coakley was running for Senator!! She should have cared more, and done what people wanted of her here. Or, not have run! Was it because she's a woman who couldn't put on that act? A reserved person? A shy person? Who knows. I don't know too many women who can fit into this old boy network, which is Massachusetts. But, I do know that Martha Coakley has never been interesting or impressive (and I'm not thrilled with her legal record either).
Acknowledging gender may have made her seem more real. The problem was, she wasn't a very good or inspiring candidate.
Now, I couldn't crack it at a Boston law firm because I wasn't enough of a guy for them. They seemed to want women both feminine and able to talk Sox and Pats. (Even writing that I feel like a poser--I'm just not from here, I just don't get it.) I wouldn't want to go out in the cold and shake hands at Fenway either.
The thing is, Martha Coakley was running for Senator!! She should have cared more, and done what people wanted of her here. Or, not have run! Was it because she's a woman who couldn't put on that act? A reserved person? A shy person? Who knows. I don't know too many women who can fit into this old boy network, which is Massachusetts. But, I do know that Martha Coakley has never been interesting or impressive (and I'm not thrilled with her legal record either).