2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: A slightly more nuanced take on whether Hillary Clinton is "establishment" [View all]Flying Squirrel
(3,041 posts)Then your post might have moved me. It sucks for her that she's played by the old rules all this time and now the rules are changing just at the wrong time.
But this election is not about her, and it's not about women in general (except insofar as they will benefit from the policies that will be pushed by the eventual nominee). This election is about a sea change that is long overdue, change that we thought we were getting in 2008 but were sadly mistaken.
This election is about what the Democratic Party has become due to ALL Democrats playing by the rules of the game Clinton has played by.
Also, on a personal level, I don't like her or trust her or believe her. If there were no alternative candidate that I did like, trust and believe, I'd support her in spite of that.
But there is.