This is a sobering reminder of all the steps that led to Hillary’s defeat right before the election, and it brings back the shock I felt that all the sexual assault charges against Trump seemed to vanish or no longer matter. The weekend before the election, while knocking on doors to get out the vote for Hillary in New Hampshire, the group I was with drove by a town crossing where some MAGA women were vociferously cheering and waving signs along the lines of “You can grab us by the pussy anytime!” Ugh. That’s when I knew something was very askew, even though I didn’t want to believe it.
Trump was supposed to lose. Clinton was the overwhelming favorite, according to the mainstream press/polls. Then it happened again in 2020, with the press/polls showing Biden the massive favorite, and instead Trump very nearly winning. What is happening here?
Thanks Susan for this important history. I think that Bill Clinton's past behavior also played a role in clouding the clarity of Trump's moral unfitness. Unfairly, Hillary was tainted by Bill's behavior.
From a perspective of character, the more I think about it, the more I think that Bill Clinton is not very different than Trump with regard to personal treatment of women.
This is a sobering reminder of all the steps that led to Hillary’s defeat right before the election, and it brings back the shock I felt that all the sexual assault charges against Trump seemed to vanish or no longer matter. The weekend before the election, while knocking on doors to get out the vote for Hillary in New Hampshire, the group I was with drove by a town crossing where some MAGA women were vociferously cheering and waving signs along the lines of “You can grab us by the pussy anytime!” Ugh. That’s when I knew something was very askew, even though I didn’t want to believe it.
If anyone deserved to be President, it is Hillary. She represents the best in American women, especially her remarkably strong generation.
Thank you so much for the restack!
Trump was supposed to lose. Clinton was the overwhelming favorite, according to the mainstream press/polls. Then it happened again in 2020, with the press/polls showing Biden the massive favorite, and instead Trump very nearly winning. What is happening here?
Thanks Susan for this important history. I think that Bill Clinton's past behavior also played a role in clouding the clarity of Trump's moral unfitness. Unfairly, Hillary was tainted by Bill's behavior.
From a perspective of character, the more I think about it, the more I think that Bill Clinton is not very different than Trump with regard to personal treatment of women.