What? - The President's More Respected Than a Senator?

Former President Bill Clinton, whether you love him or hate him, is going to be more respected than a Senator, even if that Senator is his own wife. The question here is whether or not there was a difference in communication among the interviewer versus the interviewee, when comparing the former President of the United States and the former First Lady/Senator from New York, with the same interviewers.

First let me explain that I firmly believe that Bill Clinton is going to be looked at and treated with more respect, solely because he is a respected former president, than any Senator, male or female. That being said, the charts in the article clearly show some bias in the process of interviewing and questioning regarding these two.

As a president, or in this case a former president, words are your friend. You are always in the spotlight and need an explanation for everything. Bill Clinton is clearly still in this mode, or has always been. That, to me, explains the amount of syllables spoken by him to be greater.

Hillary might already consider herself an underdog, not necessarily because she's a woman, but because she was never president and not looked up to and respected the same as her husband, therefore explaining the greater use of more "first names" and "you." She clearly wants to include everyone that she is speaking about in specifics, not in vague generalities, and showing that she "cares" and is serious about her business.

The obvious differences in interviews are clear to see, but I think there might be more to the eye than we see. If both Clinton's were President, then I think the playing field might be more fair, and a truer answer would result.