It will be a challenge, as Clinton exists in a world distant from the Dunham’s Girls audience. She does not drive a car, rarely speaks off script and almost never overshares her most personal thoughts on social media. Far from the red carpet, she has occupied the privileged corridors of Washington for decades. Clinton’s popularity among millennials nationwide is underwater, with 44% saying they view Clinton favorably and 48% unfavorably. In New Hampshire, polls show a majority of millennials support the no-baloney Sanders. A CNN/WMUR poll from early December showed that 74% of state voters aged 18-to-34 support Sanders.
That means Dunham appeared in New Hampshire to represent what Clinton lacks. While candidate is cautious, controlled and private, her young stand-in is goofy, self-deprecating, spontaneous and open about her insecurities. Dunham wields a brashly outspoken brand of feminism, and is self-aware of her own pull, with a pitch tailor-made for the same audience that watches her show.
“While Hillary Clinton’s anatomy is not the reason I’m voting for her,†Dunham told the Street restaurant audience on Friday, “there’s nothing that would send a stronger message to this country, and to the world at large than sending a competent, strong, essential woman to the highest office.â€
I guess I should have said that they’re both repulsive.