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A fellow blogger and academic left the following comment:

I actually showed some of the second debate in my class yesterday. (I work at a private school, and we haven’t been told to not talk about politics in class, so I’m happy to do so.) We picked apart some of the answers of both candidates. My only fear is that the students were left so dissatisfied with BOTH candidates’ idiotic commentary that they won’t vote at all. But I did point out what you said — that treating women as if all they care about is family is really sexist and undermines every woman’s goals and dreams outside of being a child producer. Your influence is hitting the heartland!!

Just the other night I had a discussion with somebody who asked me why I follow the US politics so avidly, watch the debates, blog about them, etc. if I can’t have any real impact since I don’t vote in the US. (I’m a citizen of Canada.) I answered that I don’t understand how anybody can live in a country and not care about its politics. Now, however, I also have proof that I’m making an input even without voting.