Dysfunctional in Myrtle Beach -South Carolina's GOP Debate
Debatescoop.com is designed to convey an informed, sometimes, academic voice to the understanding of political debate, an element often missing in the age of punditry, but sometimes you can't resist. So what follows are impressions, perhaps imprudent, but nonetheless have a bit of truth about them.
Debates are not just about issues and formats, but impressions and subtle moments have political consequence. I missed the gendered judgment when John Edwards turned on Hillary in New Hampshire, more intrigued by the "whatever-it-takes" gaming than the "piling on" that Hillary had unsuccessfully tried to instill after the Philadelphia debate. I heard Obama's comment, "You're likable enough" as kidding humor, not the creation of a victim, but . . . . We're all captive to our gendered viewpoint.
