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In response to "america is ready for a woman president, just not that woman. -- nm" by groiny

This is the statement made when there is no other argument about why she wasn't elected. if she can't win, no woman can right now. None. -- nm

Posted by MDH (aka MDH) May 9 '17, 07:46

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You're barely old enough to remember a world where Hillary Clinton wasn't a huge opponent of the Right. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 07:50 12
- You're mistaking a singular response for a unique one. -- nm* - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 07:56 4
  - Is there a level of bigotry to HIllary, of course. She was 80k away from winning. - Will Hunting May 9, 08:03 3
    - Klobuchar isn't going to get a third of the votes Hillary got, and Gillibrand (while I like her) is a white woman from New York, she has no chance. -- nm - MDH May 9, 08:07 2
      - Respectfully, talking in absolutes like "no chance" doesn't help anything. - David May 9, 08:38
      - And neither of them have the national profile yet that make them ready targets. As soon as they aspire to it though, we'll see. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 08:09
- I am old enough, but remind me, in your view, why she became an enemy of the Right? -- nm - ty97 May 9, 07:53 6
  - Becuase in 1992, America was a fair bit different -- - Will Hunting May 9, 07:58 5
    - One could also argue that making her point for the failed 90's Health Plan went a long way as well. It was a... - Name Withheld by Request May 9, 08:01 4
      - But don't both your and Will's points support MDH to an extent - ty97 May 9, 08:17 2
        
        It's an aggregate. She made the role of First Lady political for the first time in 50 years when she took on health care in 1993. - Name Withheld by Request May 9, 08:25 1
        
        I think most people have forgotten that. It's the 25 years of mud-slinging, not one failed policy initiative. - Roger More May 9, 08:46
      - That falls under the wanting more comment I have. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 08:05
*shrug* -- nm - groiny May 9, 07:48

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