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In reply to the discussion: I didn't vote for a woman in 2016 [View all]cynatnite
(31,011 posts)I get what you're saying.
What I have a hard time understanding is why it's so important to separate part of a candidates identity from the rest of themselves. Their life experience whether it's as a woman, man, white, black, gay or whatever the case may be is a part of who they are and their identity.
We should be looking at the whole of a person, both personally and professionally, when making these decisions.
President Obama was a great president partly because of his own personal life experience as a black man, how it shaped him and how he became a great man of character. Take his color away and it changes the kind of person he is at a fundamental level.
How I choose a candidate is far more than ideology, political stance and voting record.