Women presidential candidates have hit critical mass when they can tell their woman-stories... [View all]
...without fear of seeming weak (i.e. unmanly).
It hit me last night. Amy Klobuchar talked about giving birth to a baby who had to stay in the NICU while she was forced to leave the hospital 24 hours after giving birth, and ultimately went to the legislature to get that rule changed. Elizabeth Warren talked about wanting to be a teacher from earliest childhood as "I lined up my dollies and taught school. I was firm but fair."
These are specifically woman-stories. Hillary could not tell hers -- nor could so many other women who entered political life before her. Hillary had to appear strong the way a man would because she was alone on that stage without a sisterhood around her.
My heart just swelled when it hit me. Did you notice? Did you see? 
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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