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Democratic Primaries

loyalsister

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2. A woman was clearly electABLE in 2016

Reply to crazytown (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 05:05 PM

Aug 2019

She had the more than enough votes to be electEd. The distribution and lack of turnout were the barriers.
When we know what the barriers were there is no good reason to assume we can't address them this time.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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5 reasons why doubts about the electability of the Women Candidates are misguided [View all] crazytown Aug 2019 OP

One example of why all those may not be enough: Hortensis Aug 2019 #1

I would dearly love to see a Fe prez. Sadly I think you are right Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #4

Yes. Hillary knows. The presidency has become a remote citadel. Hortensis Aug 2019 #5

Hear ya!! Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #6

A woman was clearly electABLE in 2016 loyalsister Aug 2019 #2

As long as she's not eLeCtAbLe crazytown Aug 2019 #3

The Electability Issue is Grounded in Sexism dlk Aug 2019 #7