Can we admit finally that sexism was a huge problem in both 2008 and 2016 elections

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19. Yes, as long as we can also admit that it wasn't the only problem.

Any female candidate has and will face a litany of bullshit.

There are better female candidates and better candidates overall than Hilary Clinton.

Running a campaign where a key message is "Vote for me, I'm female" or "Stop being so mean to me because I'm a female" is not a winning strategy. Even if it's true, it's never going to resonate.

What 2016 taught us was that apparently the bar for female presidential candidates is set at over 10,000 times better than the opponent as opposed to the 100 times better that usually applies to women trying to break into a new field.

Also that they are desperate and willing to commit treason to hold onto the judicial branch and squeeze every last drop of non-renewable energy out of the planet before taking a hit to their wallet from climate change.

So we can:
1. Find a female candidate who is 10,001 times better than Trump and is effective at messaging
2. Address the systematic dismantling of our democratic processes
3. Stop people from being sexist

For some reason 1 and 2 seem more doable than 3.