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Sanders speaks at the opening of his Cedar Rapids field headquarters in Marion, Iowa, Sunday. (Photo: Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Bernie Sanders is drawing huge crowds on the campaign trail, concern from Hillary Clinton — whom he just passed in New Hampshire in a pollof Democratic primary voters — and scorn from Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.
And yet the Vermont independent senator and self-described socialist still elicits curious questions in interviews — even with the New York Times.
In a “condensed and edited” Q&A with New York Times Magazine, published online Monday, writer Ana Marie Cox asked Sanders if it’s fair Clinton’s hair gets more attention than his:
Cox: Do you think it’s fair that Hillary’s hair gets a lot more scrutiny than yours does?
Sanders: Hillary’s hair gets more scrutiny than my hair?
Cox: Yeah.
Sanders: Is that what you’re asking?
Cox: Yeah.
Sanders: O.K., Ana, I don’t mean to be rude here. I am running for president of the United States on serious issues, O.K.? Do you have serious questions?
Cox: I can defend that as a serious question. There is a gendered reason —
Sanders: When the media worries about what Hillary’s hair looks like or what my hair looks like, that’s a real problem. We have millions of people who are struggling to keep their heads above water, who want to know what candidates can do to improve their lives, and the media will very often spend more time worrying about hair than the fact that we’re the only major country on earth that doesn’t guarantee health care to all people. https://www.yahoo.com/politics/bernie-blasts-nyt-mag-reporters-hair-question-126934490446.html