holy fuck...
She’s obviously far too emotional to be president. That sort of weakness has no place on politics.
Eh, pretty much every historical moment ever has been stepped on in some way. She’ll get her monumental speech tonight and Obama endorsement tomorrow, and the whole campaign will get back on message, and the history books will cover it without mentioning the AP’s delegate call.
Yes, I realize other countries have women presidents/leaders. But my family and I live in the US. Having a woman as “our” president would be a lot more visible to a little kid who likely isn’t up to speed on the state of international politics. Little kids are taught about “their” president from a young age, and being…
This feels momentous, but I hate that the AP called this prior to California’s primary. Hillary doesn’t get to embrace her historical achievement the way she could have otherwise. She has to play smart and make sure voters get out and vote even if its “already decided.”
As a woman, it is amazing to think that I might get to see the first woman president. I am so excited for all the girls who will grow up potentially experiencing this and being empowered by it.
As a parent who is trying to raise feminist boys, I am also excited for my sons, even though they’ll be too young to fully…
Haters gonna hate but, when all is said and done, and we are 50 years past this, HRC is going to be on a dollar bill, or some monument, or something. The crap this woman has had to go through to get this far, and the pure gumption and chutzpa she has shown in the face of enormous animosity, sexism, and whatever else…
I voted for Bernie in my state’s primary but I’m 100% over him now and not because he’s losing. I get what he’s doing and I respect his views on a lot of things but I’m starting to see cracks in the integrity he always professed. Agreeing to engage in a debate for charity to benefit women’s issues without the only…
I know this is probably the wrong thing to take from your comment, but I think it’s super sweet and awesome that your daughter has been raised to disbelieve you when you say there have been no female presidents. Like, it is so incredulous to her, so removed from her reality.
I love how even children know it’s fucked up we’ve only had white dudes.
You’re doing the lord’s work in the grays right now.
So, I assume this means the Presidency is now a low status job that doesn’t pay very well? What higher office can we have that men still get?
Yes, she also brought down the World Trade Center on 9/11.
They were never the party’s nominee, though.
also:
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president. Margaret Chase Smith ran as a Republican in 1964 and Shirley Chisholm ran as a Dem in 1972.
My hormones are going crazy today and I’ve cried at every story about Hillary I’ve read this morning (I also cried at the video of everyone saluting Bretagne the 9/11 search dog as she walked into the vet’s office for the last time). Hillary wasn’t my first choice but Bernie has completely lost me the past few months…
“It’s predominantly women and girls, but not exclusively—men bring their daughters to meet me and say that they are supporting me because of their daughters.”