Hillary Clinton has responded to claims that she is "playing the gender card" by tweeting an actual gender card.
At an event in his home state of Kentucky Monday, Sen. Mitch McConnell said of the presidential hopeful: “I don’t think arguing ‘vote for me because I’m a woman’ is enough." Using last year's election in which he defeated Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes as an example, he added, “the gender card alone is not enough.”
The Clinton campaign heard, and hit back by releasing a literal gender card that lists some of the issues a Clinton presidency would presumably tackle.
If Sen. McConnell thinks fighting for women and families is playing the "gender card"—okay. Here's our #gendercard: pic.twitter.com/mtSCvJWqAD
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 21, 2015
If Hillary is playing the so-called #gendercard, what cards are Republicans holding? https://t.co/QoldL2hBow— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 21, 2015
If you think you shouldn't have to choose between taking care of your family and getting a paycheck, you might be playing the #gendercard.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 21, 2015
The conversation, under #gendercard, picked up steam.
.@HillaryClinton knows that raising the minimum wage will lift millions of women out of poverty #gendercard - TN
— Terie Norelli (@HillaryforNH) July 21, 2015
I'm loving @HillaryClinton's feisty #gendercard tweets. These aren't women's issues, they are issues, period.
— Katie Hobbs (@katiehobbs) July 21, 2015
@HillaryClinton yes we should be paid equal #gendercard— Trish Jeske-Starr (@trishjeskestarr) July 21, 2015
As a husband and parent of 2 kids, I couldn't agree more. These are family and economic issues! #gendercard https://t.co/6rZl2TU2e3— Justin Perpich (@JustinPerpich) July 21, 2015
Though at least one person complained that the gender card wasn't inclusive enough.
This isn't cute because it's manifested into white and cis and white and cis women thinking they're most oppressed #gendercard
— cats & feminism (@nashwakay) July 21, 2015
In a Facebook question-and-answer session on Monday morning, Clinton responded to McConnell's attack.
“There is a gender card being played in this campaign,” Clinton said.
“It’s played every time Republicans vote against giving women equal pay, deny families access to affordable child care or family leave, refuse to let women make decisions about their health or have access to free contraception. These aren’t just women’s issues, they are economic issues that drive growth and affect all Americans.”