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Juliebird
People don't speak in exact quotes, but "Down in the polls" is fairly common parlance.
Further, feel can be used as in: "I think I am..." or "I suspect."
That said, even taking your interpretation of what he said: It isn't sexist. There are lots of people who go on the offensive when they feel down - and a lot of them are in fact male.
You need to show that the attack is indeed sexist, which I honestly don't think you have. Claiming that he likened Hillary going on the offensive to her going shoe shopping is to be frank, putting words in his mouth.
While what he said can be construed as a particularly feeble attack (And one which Hillary to which Hillary could have turned around and called him a wussy for making it wasn't actually sexist.