The Trentonian (Trenton, NJ)

Hillary Clinton has a white male problem, and it’s not her husband Bill

- L.A. Parker Columnist L.A Parker is a Trentonian columnist. Reach him at laparker@21st-centurymed­ia.com @laparker6 on Twitter

If only Democrat presidenti­al candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton had a penis she would be light years ahead of all male presidenti­al challenger­s.

Instead, many United States voters disguise their erectile dysfunctio­nal attitudes that cover gender bias with complaints about a laundry list of issues with the female flashed in pant suits.

Imagine, a woman putting on her clothes with one leg at a time male exuberance and voicing an audacity of hope to become the first female U.S. president.

Hillary Clinton has a man problem.

Make that a Caucasian male problem that has no connection to infidelity by her big-handed man Wild Bill Clinton.

Wisconsin primary exit polls showed Clinton again struggled with male voters, winning fewer than four in 10 votes.

Clinton performed slightly better with females where she claimed half of their votes.

While her poor numbers with white male voters may reflect issues about personalit­y, policy, ties to big money Wall Street fat cats, honesty and her time as Secretary of State, male resistance to female leadership should factor in those meager numbers.

Undoubtedl­y, reasons for anti-Hillary numbers skew based on a reluctance by those interviewe­d to voice anti feminist views.

This failure to launch honesty occurs with Clinton challenger, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

People rarely mention Sanders’ Jewish roots but insidious antiSemiti­sm remains part of the U.S. psyche.

Reasons for dissatisfa­ction may be legitimate but serious soul searching would detect religious bias.

Just as racial prejudice factors in popularity numbers for President Barack Obama, gender bias plays a

While the Republican Party historical­ly struggles with attracting minority voters, a societal shift of power underscore­s an expanding disconnect between the Democratic Party and a white male electorate.

role in Hillary Clinton’s downward spiraling numbers among white males.

Hillary Clinton as ultimate female Alpha boss threatens male masculinit­y.

Some find difficult to follow any leader who moves out front without male genitalia.

Democrats have for five decades drawn lackluster support from white males. Lyndon Baines Johnson represents the last Democrat presidenti­al nominee to win the white male vote in 1964.

Since then, a steady decline occurs. Obama mixed 37 percent of white male support with 93 percent of the black vote plus 71 percent of Latino support to overwhelm GOP candidate Mitt Romney.

Hillary Clinton did win with white male voters in Arkansas, Alabama and Tennessee primaries. She tied in Texas but Sanders claimed a higher share in 26 other primaries.

Political pundits predict Clinton can win the White House with approximat­ely 35 percent of the white male vote.

While the Republican Party historical­ly struggles with attracting minority voters, a societal shift of power underscore­s an expanding disconnect between the Democratic Party and a white male electorate.

 ?? ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Democratic presidenti­al candidate Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Philadelph­ia Mayor Jim Kenney, Wednesday at Impact Services in Philadelph­ia.
ASSOCIATED PRESS Democratic presidenti­al candidate Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Philadelph­ia Mayor Jim Kenney, Wednesday at Impact Services in Philadelph­ia.
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