By making her style or character the issue, those who are threatened
distract people in the organization from her message. Discrediting
her reduces the credibility of her perspective.
Although Bill Clinton provided plenty of ammunition for his
detractors, would people have attacked him so unceasingly had
they liked everything about his points of view on the issues facing
America? It is no accident that those attacking him on the character
issue also disagreed with him on many of his policies, and more-
over were furious with his appropriation of some of their positions
as he moved to the political center. It is also not surprising that the
people more forgiving of Clinton’s character flaws agreed with key
elements of his agenda. Feminists were almost ...