General Discussion

So it was misogyny for sure and white male privilege which is kind of connected.

A white woman that is a joke like Palin would not get the support a far worse joke like Trump got.

It was misogyny and racism.

I think there is a chance she would have beat Nikki Haley also but it's hard to say. Haley is someone many think would be difficult to beat in a general election. But I think a lot of bigots would have just not voted. It doesn't have to be a huge number but with elections being close it could be enough to influence the outcome.

And there are people that would vote for women in lower positions but not when it comes to the top so people voting for women in other office doesn't exclude bigotry.

I think for woman to win they need a situation like 2008 where the party in power is the opposite party of the woman running and we are dealing with an economic downturn .

Male resentment has been a huge thing and a black women will always be treated worse. Just look at how there is less focus on daily economic struggles with Trump in office even though these problems have not gone away. Things like housing affordability have been a problem for years now but people acted like Biden caused it and they will suddenly be able to buy a house under Trump.

There is a lot more to say but social media has been a huge problem. Liberals use it directly for political things which can be helpful.

But the right wing has used it to spread the cultural wars and you have dumbfucks voting based on their hatred and resentments.