Show this to everyone who "wants a female President, but just not THAT female President"

I agree - personally, I think it's nearly impossible to determine what amount is gender-based and what isn't. People's opinions tend to be a bit of a rorschach test, reflecting more about them than her. Just like with Obama, there are definitely people who didn't vote for him because he was black, but there were plenty who didn't vote for him for other reasons. Similarly, people seem to be forgetting that Bill wasn't exactly treated well by the Republicans when he was President, and, while I wasn't born yet, I doubt Carter was either. It's what they do. Again, some might be gender-based, but it's hard to tell.

Personally, I couldn't care less that she's a woman, and while I think it's a big deal to have a woman President, I would never pick a candidate that I thought was lesser simply because of race or gender. I've tallied my votes, and of the last 6, I've voted for 2 black men, 3 women, and 1 white guy (who was a Republican). I voted for all of them because I thought they were the best candidate - including Hillary.

Similarly, regardless of the reason, she's not a great campaigner (although I think that's different from not being a good candidate), and she has a tendency to pander - to tell people what they want to hear rather than having clear principles. She's not the first one (Mitt Romney was similar - he had a 25 year track record of doing good stuff, so I trusted that he was a decent person, but he was very tough to get a bead on in a similar way) and she won't be the last, but it's a reality. Or, at the least, she's not very good at articulating those principles. Again, you can argue she paid a stiffer penalty for this, but it's a hard thing to quantify, and, again, it seems like most people's impressions of how much it has to do with gender depends more on the person speaking than anything else.

Either way, while I'm probably gonna get blowback for this, I don't see what the issue is with wanting a different female candidate. If people are willing to vote for a woman, but not Hillary, more power to them, and to assume that the reason is sexism is pretty presumptuous. Personally, I would feel that way about Warren, who I don't have ill-will towards but I don't think would make a good President. However, I far prefer Hillary, and I respect people who feel the opposite. No doubt, there would still be people claiming that it was because she was a woman, and, I would be, in my opinion, rightfully offended by the presumption. For the record, if she was the candidate, I would definitely vote for her without hesitation, and I far prefer her over Bernie.

As for the opposite, voting for her because she's a woman, I say vote for what you think is right. The argument against it though, would be the implication that you thought one of the other candidates was better. There are a limited number of candidates. Perhaps it's more of a personal thing, but the implication of "voting for her because she's a woman" is that you think one of the other candidates is better, but you're not voting for them because you want a woman in office. In this case, most likely, it would imply that you think Bernie or Trump would do a better job, but you're not choosing them because HRC is a woman. Otherwise, you're not voting for her because she's a woman, you're voting for her because you think she's the best candidate. At least, that's the implication. I have no idea what's actually in your head.

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