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In reply to the discussion: I didn't vote for a woman in 2016 [View all]karynnj
(59,560 posts)Not to mention, not everyone will rank a set of candidates in the same order ... nor would we rank the importance of issues in the same order. With ANY canddiate, you could come up with something in their life experience that favors them.
Not to mention, remember in 2008 when each side tried to diminish the opponent's difference from white male. There were claims that Obama, who was half white and raised by his white relatives was not "black" enough. Then, there were comments, that while women were often held back, HRC was the First Lady for 8 years, and when her interest was known, no one competed against her in the Democratic primary for Senator. She also was almost immediately considered a likely future President. In 2008, she had BC in her corner. It made an argument that she had a tougher path questionable.
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