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Women And The 2012 Election: A Recap In GIFs

A GIF Recap Of Women And The 2012 Election
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Christina Huffington

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Women have been a major topic during the 2012 election cycle. Remember that about 10 months ago (which feels like the 1800s by this point in the race), a woman was actually RUNNING for president.

Michele Bachman dropped out of the Republican primary race in early January 2012. In August 2011, she graced the cover of Newsweek and everyone freaked out about her intense stare. Now, Newsweek is going out of print, and Bachmann's presidential campaign is a distant memory.

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