Ever since Hillary Clinton’s election loss, many, even on the Left, have said that above all else, Hillary Clinton simply wasn’t a good candidate. HuffPo writer and former Clinton, Kerry adviser Peter Daou thinks it’s something else:
Every time I hear a pundit say 'Hillary wasn't the right messenger" my mind translates it to "Hillary is a woman."
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) December 17, 2016
From a Facebook friend: Every time they said "email" I heard "female."
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) December 17, 2016
Really? Her failure to campaign enough in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania certainly isn’t because she’s a woman.
In any case, as you might expect, Daou’s take struck a chord with some:
Yup this country is bigoted in ways that we didn't realize ran so deep with not just WWC https://t.co/TN88rTuUyN
— IMPEACH⚖️REMOVE⚖️IMPRISON (@lisafittko) December 17, 2016
AGREE… https://t.co/mjpVyvmKzu
— la Verdad (@cat803) December 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/jenpatches/status/809925232958013445
The role misogyny played in this election has been for the most part ignored.
— kitkat (@ggpepperdash) December 17, 2016
Others are NOT buying it:
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/809948217920065536
Funny part is that the only pundits who are saying this are liberals. Why is the left so sexist? https://t.co/H0ZZERtjcR
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) December 17, 2016
You should seek help for those delusions, then, before the voices start to command you to do things… https://t.co/NvGSc9mgIP
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) December 17, 2016
The type of doctor you want for treatment of this particular problem is known as a psychiatrist. https://t.co/CqDyUbSyKI
— Mach's Alternate (@Machovellian) December 17, 2016
That's called "auditory hallucinations" and you probably should see someone about that. https://t.co/m0IxOYu25f
— Jen RN☘️ (@JenM623) December 17, 2016
I heard email https://t.co/5kW9ckkV8t
— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) December 17, 2016
Did the Left learn a lesson from 2016? Doesn’t look like it:
https://twitter.com/Alicia_Smith19/status/809954416933687298
https://twitter.com/FigDrewton/status/809949503520444417
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