Democrats' struggle over masculinity in an election 50 years ago is still playing out today
- Written by Aram Goudsouzian, Professor of History, University of Memphis
Hubert Humphrey, left, and Lyndon Johnson, right.AP Photo/Charles Harrity, FileDonald Trump sells himself as a man’s man.
When Trump projects old-fashioned male power full of aggression and swagger, he gratifies his culturally conservative base, both men and women.
Democratic politicians, by contrast, rarely discuss masculinity. That might...
