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My God. Are there really that many women who truly believe that Hillary lost because there was an anti-woman conspieracy against her?
Clinton voted for the war, a fact that resonated strongly with Obama supporters (before we eventually decided to be thrilled with strongly pro-war Biden). Clinton's early campaign was rife with confusion and bad strategy. Her fiscal mismanagement caused her to waste much of her warchest. Her campaign had NO IDEA how to operate in caucus states. The caucuses where were Obama ate Hillary's lunch.
It is just flat out wrong that her gender was the major factor, or even a very significant factor at all. Clinton was on the wrong side of a major issue, never apologised for her war vote, and ran a lousy campaign. That's why she lost.
