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It's pretty much impossible to say for sure whether sexism played an issue in the defeat of Hillary Clinton. Personally, I think it's more attributable to the fact that she was pretty much the boring establishment candidate, and I can't think of anything in particular that she did to stand out. Whereas Obama really is a fantastic speaker and brings a new energy to the table that Hillary couldn't match. I'd argue that racism was a bigger factor in the primaries than sexism, but who can say for sure.
As for the RNC, there's two things that really amaze me. One is the fact that despite being in power for eight years and basically having the run of Washington, they're still hitting those same old themes of wanting to clean up "politics as usual," and reform Washington. They're the ones who've been in charge, shouldn't they have been able to do that already?
The other big question is what exactly Republicans believe now. Do they want lower taxes and smaller government? If so, they probably shouldn't have launched a war and decided to remake a country in their own image for, apparently, no reason other than the desire to spread freedom. But, I suppose that was somehow connected to the 'war on terror,' that oh so nebulous concept that excuses anything that goes on. Still, you'd think most people who ostensibly believe in lower taxes and less government would have a problem with spending one trillion dollars on a war that won't help us in any way. And, if they're so generous with other countries, why not help out our people here at home? |
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