It seems like this subject just keeps cropping up - just the characters change. Latest incarnation was thanks to NPR, with a debate between leaders at NARAL and Emily's List. The recording of the show is here for anyone who is interested. I didn't listen, in part because I just don't have the intestinal fortitude to face it, and also because many users decided to comment on it, giving me a fair approximation of where the conversation went.
I've been stating for a long time elsewhere that Clinton was not the right candidate. As a feminist, it has been a particularly depressing campaign for me to write about, and the sporadic nature of my postings until recently bears that out. Clinton made history, but in the final analysis, it will be known not as a failed attempt by a good woman, but a failed attempt by a woman who probably shouldn't have run in the first place.
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