Do you remember that I have often ruminated why the hate for Hillary Clinton is so deep? Well, I think it's far more simple than I ever imagined. She's a woman. That's it. Watching the elevation and blatant misogyny has been extraordinary. It's always been there, but the choruses have gotten louder and louder. We are a society who likes people in their predictable place. It's why many white people went crazy that a black man became President. It threatened their whole world view. Now, a woman climbing the political ladder is hard to accept. When Hillary commented that she didn't want to stay home and make cookies years ago, she took so much heat from women. Wow, such an insult. When she was first lady of Arkansas and fighting for women and children, a Republican opponent said she should be home with her daughter. I actually agree with Madelyn Allbright that women should vote for Hillary. We should back the most prepared, intelligent woman or person that has ever run for the Presidency. All the shit she has taken for years and she still stands. Look at all the men that Drumpf took down and most of them haven't been heard from since the Republican debates and primary. They crawled back in their holes.
Maybe it's difficult to relate to a woman who keeps getting back up with every single punch. We, and I use we meaning many Americans, can't figure out a woman President. When Shirley Chisholm ran decades ago, no one took her seriously as a candidate and, on top of it, she was an African American. When Geraldine Ferraro was chosen to run as Vice President, they dug and dug into her background and when they couldn't find something on her, they went to her husband to dig up dirt. Doesn't that say everything? None of these women crawled back. They continued on with their careers and their visions.
There is terror in change and the unknown. People don't understand what they've never experienced. If Clinton wins the election, Congress will do what they did to Obama. They will continue to obstruct and try to take her down, unless we pick up Senate seats. Members of Congress have already declared their intent not to cooperate to get anything done. Mitch McConnell had said that immediately upon the election of Obama and they did stop so many bills that could've helped the Country and middle class, because it came from Obama.
So Ladies, I think that a vote against Clinton is a vote against ourselves. We need a woman in the White House and we need this woman in the White House. It takes a very strong and determined woman to survive the rough and tumble of politics and a campaign. I am not settling. I have been pro Hillary Clinton for much of her public life. She's a fighter. To keep getting knocked around and coming back is an incredible character trait. Not many women would have the stomach for what she's been put through by men her entire life. Just think about that for a minute. For all the hearings, investigations, slights, comments, derisions, and misogyny, she is still upright and strong. I honestly don't know how, but that is even more reason for us to support her. I have said repeatedly, I am not settling, I am for Hillary Clinton being our next President. I am honored to be here and alive to witness another historic event. I am proud that this is my children's first Presidential election. It's extraordinary.
Sidebar: Check your polling location, many have changed since your last election. Mark out time in your day. There could be long lines. Take a breath and appreciate the historical moment. Wanting a resounding, decisive election. Clarity. One day more and remember, history has its eyes on us.
V-O-T-E
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