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I don’t expect anyone, ever, to vote for me because I’m a woman. But I don’t expect them not to vote because I’m a woman.
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The speaker rejects both special support and unfair rejection based on gender. Being a woman should not automatically win someone a vote, but it should not cost them one either. The choice should rest on the person’s qualities or positions, rather than on the fact that they are a woman.
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