Tisket/Tasket Deplorable basket.

[Cecelia]

So, she is occasionally bitchy in private? Probably. But women are held to a bizarre different standard, even by other woman.

I think a lot of people don't even realize sometimes they may be judging women by different standards than men.  I'm not saying they're sexist or even have sexist attitudes--but society has shaped a lot of the way we view the world.  (This goes for race too btw).  A lot of people will say "I'd vote for a woman, just not Hillary," and that's fine.  There's nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't really address the idea that people view women differently in politics.  I mean we have so few women politicians as it is.  When I told my youngest daughters that Hillary was the first female Presidential candidate for a major political party, they looked at me like I told them that all their favorite cartoon characters were just killed in a car crash.  I mean we make up half the population, and yet... somehow we've never had representation on a major party ticket for the Presidency, and somehow we still don't have many women in congress or the senate.  Many states have also never had a female governor.  I think at least part of it is how people view women in politics, compared to men.

I mean you'd think at least 25% of congress would be female by now.  It's only 20% in the senate (Only 31 have ever (Correction: Been elected. More have served for short periods) and 19% in congress.  Now, I'm not sure how many women have run for office--so that may be part of it, but the way we view women in politics could be contributing to that as well.  I mean growing up I never once for a moment thought I could grow up to be President.  My parents told me "Oh you can be anything you want when you grow up," but I ruled President off the table, because I didn't even really know any female politicians when I was a kid.  I'm sure there were some around.  I think Dianne Feinstein was probably the first female politician I could name. 

To give you an idea--the same percent of women in congress is about the same percent of women that make up clergy.  And many denominations don't allow women to be clergy.

I'm okay with Hillary Clinton.  I'd prefer someone more progressive (like Liz Warren.  I like Bernie Sanders, and would absolutely vote for him, but I'd love to have seen Liz Warren up there because I'd like my daughters to see a woman get in.  I mean it's not a TOP issue for me, but it's something I'd still like to see), but I'm fine with her myself.  Especially against a piece of garbage like Donald J. Trump.