Hillary and Barack: Will Atypical Candidates Lead to Atypical Coverage?

Holt, Lanier Frush

doi:10.1080/10646175.2012.695629

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“…Research suggests that perceptions of women's warmth and competence are intertwined, such that women who are perceived as warm are usually perceived as less competent (Fiske, Cuddy, & Glick, 2007;Fiske, Cuddy, Glick, & Xu, 2002). During the 2008 primaries, Clinton was perceived as competent but cold, which is typical of how women in high powered positions are perceived, especially in contexts that are viewed as being male dominated (Gaffney & Blaylock, 2010;Gervais & Hillard, 2011;Holt, 2012). In a study of voting intentions that compared the likelihood of voting for either Hillary Clinton or Sarah Palin (the 2008 female vice presidential running mate of John McCain), male voters (compared to female voters) were much less likely to vote for a female candidate who was perceived as competent but cold (Clinton) but were equally likely to vote for a female candidate who was perceived as warm but less competent (Palin; Gervais, & Hillard, 2011).…”

Section: Sexismmentioning

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Ageism and Sexism in the 2016 United States Presidential Election

Lytle

Macdonald

Dyar

et al. 2018

Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election provided a unique opportunity to examine how ageism and sexism may impact attitudes (perceived presidential qualities and endorsement of positive and negative age stereotypes) toward Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Community participants (N = 875) indicated their attitudes and voting intentions 3 weeks before the election. Endorsement of positive and negative age stereotypes and perceived presidential qualities for Clinton and Trump varied based on participants' attitudes toward women, political stance (conservative/liberal), and demographic characteristics (racial/ethnic identification, education, gender identification). Individuals who perceived sexism to be more prevalent and perceived women as more competent in general had more positive attitudes toward Clinton, in contrast, only perceptions of lower prevalence of sexism (and not competence of women) predicted attitudes toward Trump. Individuals who perceived sexism as less prevalent viewed Clinton as less presidential and endorsed stronger negative age stereotypes for Clinton, while they viewed Trump as more presidential and endorsed stronger positive and weaker negative age stereotypes for Trump. Our findings suggest that both ageism and

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Section: Sexismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ageism and Sexism in the 2016 United States Presidential Election

Lytle

Macdonald

Dyar

et al. 2018

Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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“…According to Markstedt (2007: 4), 'Today, female politicians remain restricted not by their sex but by their gender, which is constructed through the representation of women in public discourse. ' As a result, society is conditioned to assume that men and women have different genetic compositions that naturally make men and not women leaders (Holt 2012).…”

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Gendered Institutions and Women’s Political Representation in Africa

Madsen¹

2021

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“…Therefore, the effects of gender and race on media coverage are conditional, depending on the saliency of gendered/racial issues or identities during a particular election. The 2008 presidential election was also fertile ground for media attention to race and gender identities (Carroll 2009; Holt 2012; Junn 2009). Therefore, the typical pattern of underrepresentation of women and minorities may have been reversed, and they may even be more likely to have received press attention.…”

Section: Gender Race and Media Coveragementioning

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Gender and Race in Congressional National News Media Appearances in 2008

Lucas

2017

Pol & Gen

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Media coverage of women and black members of Congress and presidential candidates often relies on gender and racial stereotypes, providing distorted coverage of these members and their agendas. This study analyzes national news media appearances of House members discussing the 2008 presidential election to examine whether the increased salience of race and gender due to the presence of nonwhite male presidential and vice presidential candidates resulted in greater media visibility for female and black representatives. Female and black House members, particularly those Democrats who endorsed a candidate, appeared in the media more often in 2008, driven by the media's interest in connecting their gender and racial identities to evaluations of Clinton, Palin, and Obama. With the national media's attention drawn to conflict, members with perceived conflicts among their intersectional identities drew greater media attention, especially Republican and black women. Overall, the media rendered black and female members as mainly surrogate representatives for black and women voters. The results suggest that black and female sources may secure national media exposure through the strategic use of their perceived raced-gendered expertise but at the risk of reinforcing stereotypes, and female or minority presidential candidates may influence the visibility of these members to voters.

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Hillary and Barack: Will Atypical Candidates Lead to Atypical Coverage?

Cited by 9 publications

References 43 publications

Ageism and Sexism in the 2016 United States Presidential Election

Ageism and Sexism in the 2016 United States Presidential Election

Gendered Institutions and Women’s Political Representation in Africa

Gender and Race in Congressional National News Media Appearances in 2008

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