The Ginger factor

Re “Hillary Clinton: the Ginger Rogers of the trail,� July 13

I enjoy Top of the Ticket and think it’s a refreshing addition to The Times. However, you missed the point in quoting Hillary Clinton: “It’s one of those Ginger Rogers-Fred Astaire things,� referring to mornings on the campaign trail when Barack Obama was able to get up and exercise while Clinton had to get her hair done.

The point of the reference: When people debate who was the better dancer, Rogers or Astaire, the feminine response is that Fred was a great dancer, but Ginger had to dance backward while wearing high heels.

I think this missing piece of information is key to understanding the reference.

Judy Marlin

Los Angeles