Hillary Lost Because ...

[Nay]

183. Yes, there was a lot of that sort of feeling; that another historic presidency was

going to put her over the top anyway.

Way back in the primaries, I was voicing some cautions about that idea:

1. Obama was elected by a huge outpouring of AAs who, considering their history, were totally galvanized to vote. In my own district, I saw many AA voters who never came out before. The lines were enormous. I voiced my opinion that there would not be a similar outpouring for Hillary by AAs or women. I know too many women who are Republicans. (God knows why, but there you go.) I was correct -- many, many fewer people of all colors voted this time.

2. Obama had no real baggage. Hillary did, even though a lot of it was fake RW baggage. But it was baggage just the same. Her being a woman does not erase that.

3. There was going to be a lot of backlash from a large number of Americans over ANOTHER historic presidency -- "What?? We had the black guy for 8 years, now it's a woman??" That sort of attitude.

4. There are many men who are comfortable with a man in the presidency, even a black man, rather than a woman. More than we thought there were.