Lets face it, most of the hate for Hillary is because she is a strong, intelligent woman........

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23. Actually, I think that it's only part true. Michelle Obama is a...

...strong, intelligent woman and there are a lot of voters who hate Hillary but who love Michelle. Yet Hillary has been hated since she was FLOTUS. Part of that is, yes, her getting involved with the politics and not playing pretty wife. And that also leads to issues that Michelle doesn't have to face, like who and what she' supported, the same as all politicians face (mistakes, errors in judgement), but YES, made harsher because women, like people of color, are held to higher standards; white males are all too often given a pass.

So, yes, not argument, the gender comes into play here. BUT...But part of it is also that she isn't the warm, charming type--at least, not when she makes speeches or appears on television. She, herself, has admitted to this.

And, unfortunately, the President is expected to be more than strong, intelligent, capable and all the rest that make her uber-qualified for the job. The president is also expected to be charming and warm and someone you'd want to have over for barbecue. It doesn't matter if the best barbecue buddy in the world might make the worst president and vice versa. Americans still want their president to be someone they would eagerly "friend" on Facebook.

So. YES, part of the Hillary hate, a good part, is misogyny and we'd get that even if she was the most charming and warmest woman in the world. But part of it is simply that issue that Kerry and a lot of other qualified nominees have had: they don't strike voters as someone they'd want to invite to a barbecue.