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Obama experienced subtle racism, but sexism toward Clinton was right out there

  • Written by George B. Cunningham, Professor and Associate Dean, Texas A&M University

On Nov. 1, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller retweeted the results of a poll showing Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania.

He did so by referring to the Democratic presidential candidate as “cunt” instead of Clinton.

While elections, especially those at the national level, are increasingly contentious, I’d...

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