How Did Hillary Lose? Let Us Count the Ways
by
Rick Moran
September 10, 2017
We've been reading excerpts from What Happened, Hillary Clinton's new book, for weeks now and the litany of excuses she's made for her loss.
As
it turns out, the book isn't so much about "what happened" as it is
about "who screwed me over." But I don't think that title would have
been a best seller, even if it is more accurate.
Clinton appeared on CBS's Sunday Morning
and was interviewed by one of her friends, Jane Pauley. What makes this
particular interview so valuable is that by watching it, we don't have
to go out and spend any money on her book. You can just watch the video
and get the highlights. ...
...
1.The fact that I'm a woman did me in.
"I started the campaign knowing that I would have to work extra hard to make women and men feel comfortable with the idea of a woman president," she said. "It doesn't fit into the-- the stereotypes we all carry around in our head. And a lot of the sexism and the misogyny was in service of these attitudes. Like, you know, 'We really don't want a woman commander in chief.'"
If a single
Republican or surrogate of Donald Trump had even hinted at that, he
would have been tarred, feathered, and run out of town on a rail. Of the
teeny-tiny percentage of voters who cared that she was a woman, most
supported her because of her sex.
2. White supremacism
"He was quite successful in referencing a nostalgia that would give hope, comfort, settle grievances, for millions of people who were upset about gains that were made by others because—" Clinton said.-go to link for more-
"What you're saying is millions of white people," Pauley said.
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