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Will, given the Iranian constitution and the fact that the clerics have to approve all candidates prior to nomination, I find it impossible to believe that there's not at the very least a bloc of clerics that support him.
I also think that you're overstating his stance on gender issues. He by no means is pushing for equal rights, which is pretty much a Western construct. At best, he's looking for parity between two very different classes of citizens with different responsibilities and interests.
But Derwood's right - the office is mostly an empty shell that has little power. The Council of Guardians and the Supreme Leader (Khamenei) holds the majority of the power in Iran.
A Mousavi presidency would be swapping out an old, tiny loudspeaker for a newer brand, but with a little less crazy. Please remember that the Iranian President is NOT the Commander-In-Chief of the Iranian armed forces and, assuming that they get nuclear weapons, would have no power to bomb Israel.
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