"... Every day the male candidates can sleep an extra precious half-hour or more—or spend the time cramming for the day—simply because our culture doesn't impose the same rules on them about their appearances. And these really are rules. Sure, there are women who take no more trouble about their appearance than most men do and men who take more than the average woman. But a middle-aged woman who is the first of her sex to make a serious run for the presidency is not going to be a pioneer in indifference to looks. One revolution at a time. "
I was skeptical, and then I remembered how long it took me to get ready for work this morning. And every morning. And how much worse it would be if I knew I was going to be photographed 4,593,210 times on any given day.
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