2016 Postmortem

duffyduff

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17. Go ahead and engage in that fantasy.

Reply to Lurks Often (Reply #15)

Thu Dec 15, 2016, 10:02 AM

Dec 2016

Misogyny was a major theme in this election.

You just don't want to face reality.

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On top of everything else, this may have poisoned the well for any woman for a generation. [View all] KamaAina Dec 2016 OP

Nope. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #1

I hope not, but you know it'll get thrown in anyone's face KamaAina Dec 2016 #2

And some people on DU thought Obama shouldn't be nominated because they thought a black man... PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #3

Yes indeed. elleng Dec 2016 #4

But this was our last free election Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #6

The 2012 election was more likely the last "free" one. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #32

Exactly. Thanks. n/t Yo_Mama Dec 2016 #41

No. elleng Dec 2016 #5

The well was poisoned long before now. still_one Dec 2016 #7

What exactly is "this" in your title referring to? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #8

I would not think so DonCoquixote Dec 2016 #9

Of all the reasons Clinton lost the election, I consider the fact BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #10

+1 nt jonno99 Dec 2016 #27

+1. Paladin Dec 2016 #30

+1. And folks who keep saying she lost because of sexism don't get that the only voters who voted JudyM Dec 2016 #66

Only if we allow the media & the corporatocracy to poison it. baldguy Dec 2016 #11

Well - it's possible el_bryanto Dec 2016 #12

We have been clawing our way out of the poison well throughout history. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #13

A woman somehow managed to lose to a vulgar talking yam. KamaAina Dec 2016 #38

I don't get your point. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #45

The well was pre-poisoned. Orsino Dec 2016 #14

Hillary Clinton's gender was not the reason she lost Lurks Often Dec 2016 #15

Go ahead and engage in that fantasy. duffyduff Dec 2016 #17

Think what you like Lurks Often Dec 2016 #44

Denial, Egypt and all that. nt JTFrog Dec 2016 #25

while she faced obstacles due to her gender, Clinton's flaws and mistakes as a candidate geek tragedy Dec 2016 #16

Absolutely WRONG! Coyotl Dec 2016 #18

Sad but true. kentuck Dec 2016 #19

Women are stronger than you're giving them credit for. cry baby Dec 2016 #20

yes, because every time a white man loses no other white men are allowed to run La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #21

Lol, right? nt JTFrog Dec 2016 #26

This whole thread doesn't smack of sexism at all. nt LexVegas Dec 2016 #33

nothing is sexist now, unless it's being pro-woman. then it's sexist and identity politics. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #35

It does indeed smack of sexism. KamaAina Dec 2016 #39

Fail. nt LexVegas Dec 2016 #22

Nonsense. (n/t) SMC22307 Dec 2016 #23

Dream on. "More Than 4,500 Women Have Signed Up to Run For Office Since the Election". JTFrog Dec 2016 #24

THIS! nt jonno99 Dec 2016 #28

that is awesome NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #43

Not a chance. WheelWalker Dec 2016 #29

Even if she'd won they'd say "The next time they run another Donald Trump, rzemanfl Dec 2016 #31

I don't think it poisoned the well for women NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #34

kamala harris is 52, Gillibrand is 50, amy K is 56. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #36

I'm sure I missed several NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #46

No, but who knows who'll come up before 2020 La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #47

Remember the only female emperor of China? WhiteTara Dec 2016 #37

Interesting! Was just reading a similar story about a female pharaoh bettyellen Dec 2016 #50

In a man's world WhiteTara Dec 2016 #55

I really, really do not think so. Yo_Mama Dec 2016 #40

Quite the opposite zipplewrath Dec 2016 #42

It's possible NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #48

It's too bad that so many alleged feminists on here Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #49

I could not agree more, Crunchy. janx Dec 2016 #51

Hi. Howya doing? Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #56

Fine, thanks. Just finished grading janx Dec 2016 #59

Yes. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #61

You said it, Crunchy! TonyPDX Dec 2016 #57

It would be sad if people concluded that we can't run a woman again. Willie Pep Dec 2016 #60

I am not blaming the loss on her gender KamaAina Dec 2016 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author Lifelong Protester Dec 2016 #52

doesn't really apply if she's a republican. unblock Dec 2016 #53

It's been 12 years since we had a white male nominee. John Kerry really must have poisoned the well! tritsofme Dec 2016 #54

Oh bullshit bravenak Dec 2016 #58

GWB won, or at least took office. KamaAina Dec 2016 #62

I doubt it. The GOPers would have no problem electing a FR woman. Know any? Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #64

No way budkin Dec 2016 #65