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Politics
Daniel Desrochers

The politics of ‘Manhood’: How Josh Hawley is capitalizing on a crisis among American men

WASHINGTON — Sen. Josh Hawley walked into the U.S. Capitol on a Tuesday evening in March in cowboy boots and Ralph Lauren jeans.

For most votes, senators are wearing suits. They come from their offices or committee hearings or speeches or meetings with high profile donors. But on evening votes in the beginning of the week, as they trickle in from their home states, you can see how they dress out of uniform.

For Hawley, that meant boots and jeans, two items that have been synonymous with the working man for more than a century.

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