the KARMA of this election is insane -- to have the first serious female presidential candidate

[Fast Walker 52]

go up against the UBER-sexist creep Trump!!!

For all the people who voted for Bernie in the primary, and I was one of them, I now feel like it was some sort of destiny to have this showdown. Like, in the end, Hillary WAS the perfect person to go up against him!

Now it almost seems like all other issues are secondary to this ultimate showdown between a horrible sexist man and the first female presidential candidate of a major party.

And she is going to beat him badly!!!

[blue cat]

1. I voted for Bernie too

And now I am full force behind Hillary.

[Fast Walker 52]

5. me too-- and way more than I ever expected!

[True_Blue]

15. Same here

Now I would crawl through broken glass to vote for Hillary. I can't wait to vote for the first woman President of the United States of America!

[pnwmom]

28. This is so good to hear. In 2008 I didn't bother going

to our state's onerous caucus, because I didn't have a strong preference between Hillary and Obama.

But I did this time, and it was upsetting to see her so disparaged, often by people who weren't old enough to remember all the battles she's been through -- even since she told Arkansas voters she'd decided to keep her maiden name.

I just found an inexpensive RED jacket to wear on November 8th, and hopefully again on Inauguration day. I can't wait!

[apnu]

17. Me as well. But to my wife's credit, she was always for Hillary. (nt)

[bettyellen]

18. Smart woman. As much as I want money out of politics- the Dems need it to compete in the house and

Senate and I am glad to receive endless emails asking for money, lol.

[marybourg]

3. Maybe a cause and effect.

tRump's boorishness and bluster may be the very reason many Publicans voted for him, knowing that he would be going up against ( no pun!) a woman and thinking that - of course - his macho toughness would win out.

[Fast Walker 52]

6. good point-- hadn't thought of that

[Cal33]

8. Do you think "his macho toughness" would have won out against another female

Democrat like Elizabeth Warren? Not very likely.

[marybourg]

12. "I" don't think like that at all.

That's why I'm a Dem. But Publicans may think that.

[bettyellen]

14. They would have assumed so, yes. That's how little they think of women- and hate ambitious women.

[pnwmom]

29. Elizabeth Warren didn't have a 50 state organization all set up

and ready to go, and she also didn't have the "fire" in her belly.

Hillary had to be incredibly motivated to put herself into this battle, and she is.

[bettyellen]

4. Yes, I think the campaigns might have fought for votes from the "angry white man"

And the reality we women and POC would have been put on the back burner for many years. As ugly as it is, it's about time we had this referendum on sexism and racism and put them in their place- the dustbin.

[Fast Walker 52]

7. Yep! Amen!

[bettyellen]

10. It's interesting how many pundits and voters have underestimated women and POC....

And some still do.

[Cal33]

11. He's not only an "angry white man," he's obviously also a pretty crazy one.

[bettyellen]

13. I know, but they both share confused and angry supporters who want "change".

It's a fringe thing for Sanders but those BOBs were just as hateful as what we are seeing now. And they both shared the same source material for their attacks on Hillary.

[Fast Walker 52]

21. yeah-- I wish that was pointed out more often. He's going increasingly bonkers.

Along with his supporters.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

34. +1 nt

[bettyellen]

36. I don't think the destruction of the GOP could have come about any other way!

And some people still want to burn it all down. Crazy!

[WheelWalker]

9. Karma woven in Irony.

[Bradical79]

16. I credit President Obama

With the election of President Obama, the racist majority of the GOP was terrified and really started overtly showing their true colors. Meanwhile, President Obama took what conservative policies they had, made them work as best as possible, and continued to have some surprising successes in the face of the most obstructionist congress in recent memory. Trump really does represent the views of what the GOP had built as their base since the Southern Strategy, and I think there are a couple reasons having the Democratic primary be the way it was gave fuel to Trump's candidacy. It's a combination of empowerment and fear. For decades the GOP demonized Clinton specifically, and and "socialists" like Sanders had been demonized for even longer by almost everybody. Trump and Cruz become the most ideal candidates to empower terrified bigots in the face of their worst fears coming true, and Trump is able to out-bigot anybody. Trump's rise probably would have been more predictable if we'd discarded more recent conventional political wisdom, and taken a longer look at the tea party movement, southern strategy, and humiliation of Romney's loss. I'm looking forward to the historical analysis of this election years down the road should Clinton be elected as expected now.

[Fast Walker 52]

22. yes, good analysis

[ProudProgressiveNow]

35. +1 nt

[fun n serious]

24. I love this thread!

[pnwmom]

27. Only a strong woman could have brought out the full monster inside Trump.

And this woman is prepared to do whatever it takes to beat him.

It feels like Hermione Granger up against King Kong.

[MFM008]

31. His day of reckoning is coming

soon.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

32. +1000

[sailfla]

38. Like Ms Warren said " he's gonna lose to a girl