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

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136. 2008 was Obama's moment,

but there were factors that were going to work in any Democratic candidate's favor in that election.

I think that part of the problem in the 2016 GE was that the press was trying to recreate the magic of 2008 by selling the Trump insurgency narrative to the extent it didn't properly vet the outsider candidate whose appeal was limited to the claim that he was an anti-establishment "Republican" and to the fact that he could fill seats at ratings-generating rallies by making speeches that consisted of telling acolytes exactly what they wanted to hear and making promises that were impossible to keep.

I also think that the press was afraid in 2008 of appearing to be even latently racist, whereas in in 2008 and 2016 there was little correlative awareness of sexism, be it latent or overt.

We kept hearing that the Democrat was a "flawed" candidate. The fact that only one candidate has been held to the standard of "perfection" is the embodiment of the double standard.