Comment on Democrats’ struggle over masculinity in an election 50 years ago is still playing out today

Democrats’ struggle over masculinity in an election 50 years ago is still playing out today

Donald Trump sells himself as a man’s man. When Trump projects old-fashioned male power full of aggression and swagger, he gratifies his culturally conservative base, both men and women. Democratic politicians, by contrast, rarely discuss masculinity. That might seem obvious for a party which, heading into the 2018 midterm elections, was seeking a “ year of the woman.” During an election that took place exactly 50 years ago, however, ideas about manhood played a central role for the Democrats.

 

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