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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(128,484 posts) Wed Aug 27, 2025, 05:54 PM Aug 27

What Role Did Sexism and Racism Play In The Last Election?

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What Role Did Sexism and Racism Play In The Last Election? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 27 OP

America history, since our nation's founding, provides a clear answer...to deny it walkingman Aug 27 #1

Kamala "threatened" a lot of Latino male voters. no_hypocrisy Aug 27 #2

Just from the anecdotal evidence I have personally seen, the role was decisive. Midnight Writer Aug 27 #3

Absolutely it was more sexism than racism. soldierant Aug 27 #4

walkingman

(9,812 posts)

1. America history, since our nation's founding, provides a clear answer...to deny it

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 06:10 PM

Aug 27

is to live in a world that is not reality based.

no_hypocrisy

(53,008 posts)

2. Kamala "threatened" a lot of Latino male voters.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 06:59 PM

Aug 27

They can't handle the concept of a woman leading the country and hence, above them.

Midnight Writer

(24,684 posts)

3. Just from the anecdotal evidence I have personally seen, the role was decisive.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 07:06 PM

Aug 27

I've talked to people who hate Donald Trump but could not bring themselves to vote for Kamala. I heard the same when Hillary ran.

Personally, I think the sexism worked more against her than her race.

soldierant

(8,929 posts)

4. Absolutely it was more sexism than racism.

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 10:16 PM

Aug 27

I wish that weren't true - but I think it's pretty clear to anyone who looks at the facts. And it's OK to wish it weren't true. What's not OK is to act as if it weren't true - because, if we do that, we will be the ones responsible for destroying the careers of the very best women in the nation.

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