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W_HAMILTON

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2. Her husband could have said the same thing about his skin color, but...

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 04:15 AM

Nov 15

...running against an incredibly unpopular Republican administration helps to overcome, because people will focus more on that than superficial features like skin color or sex.

Hillary and Kamala both ran during Democratic administrations, when it is much harder for a Democrat to win than running during Republican administrations.

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I fear Michelle Obama is right: [View all] applegrove Nov 15 OP

;-( elleng Nov 15 #1

Her husband could have said the same thing about his skin color, but... W_HAMILTON Nov 15 #2

That's a good point. yardwork Nov 15 #5

Propaganda only works for a certain amount of time, because at some point... W_HAMILTON Nov 15 #7

She's correct. 2naSalit Nov 15 #3

Too many men (and many women, sad to say) don't believe a woman can be president. Period. CTyankee Nov 15 #4

Tsk tsk. Obviously Michelle's not dialed in to DU experts Arazi Nov 15 #6