Clinton Embraces ‘Woman Card’ But Needs More to Beat Trump
Despite a wide gender gap in polls, Clinton holds only a narrow lead in the general-election match-up.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivers a national-security address on June 2, 2016, in San Diego.
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Hillary Clinton's run for the White House will be a test case of whether playing the “woman card” is a winning hand.
Clinton has reversed course from 2008 and embraced her gender in running to become the first female U.S. president. It's an appeal to voters who'll make up half the electorate in November, and a way to soften a sharp-edged image built over a quarter-century in public life.