Hillary’s Legacy

I’ve got to agree with Ezra Klein:

Insofar as Clinton’s campaign was a trailblazing, historic candidacy, it’s because it consciously sought to ease the way for those who would come after Clinton. By proving a woman could be commander-in-chief, by proving a woman could win primary states, by proving a women could out-campaign the guys, the [...]

The First

I’ve got to say that Dahlia Lithwick makes a good point about women and the Presidency:
We all know these double standards exist for females in public life—voters demand toughness but not bitchiness, confidence but not shrillness, authenticity but also glamour. If the Clinton candidacy has taught us anything, however, it’s that a woman can straddle [...]

Who Will be the First?

I’m really not quite sure why the New York Times would declare “Asked to name a potential first woman as president, though, even the shrewdest political strategists said they couldn’t think of anyone.”
I’m sure a lot of women are terribly disappointed that Hillary isn’t going to be elected this year, but are we really in [...]