• ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    2016 was a year for an anti establishment candidate. A slimy insider can work in years where that isn’t the case, see Biden or Bush Jr for examples of it working.

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      5 months ago

      Possibly timing played a role, sure. But both those candidates are men, so it could just be more proof of her point.

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        5 months ago

        It’s really hard to prove sexism played a role in a presidential election, but the number of women serving for 20+ years in the house and senate makes it seem unlikely.