Hillary Clinton's biggest problem isn't lack of trust and transparency—it is misogyny

By Egberto Willies
Sunday Sep 18, 2016 · 4:31 PM EDT

It's hard to see why the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is even close. Many attribute it to a very polarized citizenry. But if that were the case, given the steady state of the Democratic voter advantage and a very flawed Republican candidate, it should be a walk in the park for the Democrat.

I came across a blog post I wrote early last year, titled "Can Hillary Clinton win the presidency in 2016?"

The first issue highlighted was the reality of someone different applying for the job.

As terrible as it may sound, it takes a special person to break the gender, class, race, ethnicity, etc. ceiling for a position that the masses are not ‘familiar’ in seeing him/her in. It should not be the reality, but it is.

President Obama did not have that characteristic out of the box. He managed it with a perfectly orchestrated grassroots movement by making himself accessible to university students throughout the country who encouraged their parents to consider him. I saw it first hand in Kingwood, Texas, a very white conservative town. There were grassroots house parties put on by Republicans throughout the area. Then, Senator Obama got the opportunity to speak to people who otherwise would not have listened to him.

The piece discussed the main reason I believe Hillary Clinton lost to Barack Obama. Ironically, today she is a victim of some of the same ills that could have her pull defeat from the jaws of victory if her campaign is not careful.

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