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Sen. McCaskill: Sanders’ Attacks On Clinton Could Be Gender-Based [VIDEO]

Steve Guest Media Reporter
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Clinton supporter Sen. [crscore]Claire McCaskill[/crscore] suggested that Bernie Sanders’ attacks on Hillary Clinton are gender-based because “women who have succeeded in male-dominated fields have been used to being marginalized.” (WATCH: Sanders Campaign Manager: ‘We’re Fully Prepared’ To Fight Dirty Against Hillary)

In an interview on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on Thursday, Mitchell asked if “gender is involved” in Sanders’ criticism of Clinton and McCaskill replied, “Well, I just think it’s one of those things that — maybe it’s not right — but I think women who have succeeded in male-dominated fields have been used to being marginalized about whether or not they are truly qualified.”

McCaskill then argued that Clinton is “the most qualified” person to be president and that the candidate just “happens to be a woman.”

Adding, “I think there are many women that are excited about that and for anybody to call her unqualified is hard for those women to hear.”

Recently, the Sanders campaign has called into question Clinton’s qualifications to be president due to her vote for the war in Iraq.

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