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BILL CLINTON

Candidates’ Wives Bicker over Who Is Most Homely

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

the three faces of nancy reaganThe wives of our presidential candidates are facing a tough quandary, according to a Washington Post feature this morning. Specifically, how does one balance a traditional, servile feminine personae (Bess Truman) with activism (Eleanor Roosevelt) and not end up, well, a fiery androgynous bitch (Hillary Clinton)? This sounds needlessly high maintenance, but it turns out that American voters pay unusually close adherence to this tightrope walk. MORE »