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Originally Posted by activeStick
Pakman's been pretty insistent that sexism/racism was a big factor, which I disagree with (I think it was a small factor, but nothing that tipped the election to Trump), but I did agree with a lot of his analysis here.
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Pakman is right on the money. The patriarchy and the fear of the white majority losing their grip on power as they become a minority is a major driving factor in the United States. It is also shown in down ticket voting. The majority of the United States is not comfortable with a woman in the driver seat, let alone a minority woman. If the ticket were flipped I believe the outcome would have been different. But a woman at the top of the ticket was a bridge too far for the majority of Americans. This has been validated in two of three elections involving Trump. Coincidence? Nope. Americans would rather have a criminal sexual predator running the country than a woman.