• BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I think people underestimate how much the Clinton name helped her even when the sexism hurt her. Beyond maybe Michelle Obama now, I can’t think of any other woman out there likely to perform as well as Hilary did. During the race, I heard more than one person make comments along the lines of “If she’s in trouble, she can just call her husband”. She definitely got a lot more points from the Clinton name than she lost for being a woman. It’s a sad world sometimes, yall.

    I personally think Bill Clinton’s brother Roger could have won that race even with all his controversies and the fact that he has zero qualifications.

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      6 months ago

      She lost due to her connections.

      Her speaking engagements cost her important votes in key states.

      If the left wants to win Goldman and Chase are Kryptonite.