Kasz216 said:
Deadly for what... the democrats chances? Hillary Clinton couldn't even beat Obama in a primary largely due to sexism. The "Brogressive" movement would completely fail in supporting a Hillary Candidicy... espiecally with a female running mate. The problem with female candidates, is that even by most Demcorats... if they're polite and well spoken they're seen as "Too feminine for leadership" and if they're like most polticians, somewhat agressive and biting they're seen as being a "bitch". All one has to do is go back over the Democratic debate analysis between Obama and Hilary, it's chock full of so much sexism it's hard to ignore. |
You are right about the sexism part. However, Hillary's downfall also came because of the media's favorability towards Obama. Her approval ratings are fairly adequate right now and she has a strong base that includes some moderate Republicans. While it's highly dobutful she would pick Warren as VP, she could easily hand pick a notable male Democrat. Her problem for not clinching the nomination also came as minority Democrats were split with blacks overwhelmingly backing Obama and Latinos favoring Hillary but in the end the media won. If you recall the SNL sketch of a debate between those two.
I do remember jokes of bad taste teasing Hillary. There were numerous sites with users calling her a witch, and that infamous nut cracker doll. But most of those attacks came from the Right, at a time when Hillary possesed a much bigger threat.
Given that Obama will be out of the picture this time, there is no candidate that I see who can rob her of the Democratic nomination. In the presidential run, she would have a solid lead among blacks, latinos, other minorities, and women. Her appeal among average white men would be something to monitor though. The political landscape will be a tad different as well. Due to the growth in latino populations some states like Arizona could start to become swing states.
