I do not think this was a gender issue - not in true blue Massachusetts.
Running for a state wide office means having to market yourself, appearing to be the person the voters want and identify with. She didn't need to be "one of the boys". She needed to be "one of us" - whoever that "us" is. It certainly wasn't the cold, distant, aloof, and complacent person she came across as.
I do not think this was a gender issue - not in true blue Massachusetts.
Running for a state wide office means having to market yourself, appearing to be the person the voters want and identify with. She didn't need to be "one of the boys". She needed to be "one of us" - whoever that "us" is. It certainly wasn't the cold, distant, aloof, and complacent person she came across as.
Too bad.