I just LOVE Bernie Sanders for saying this. It is so unsexist and so unmisogynistic!

[ThirdEye]

381. Thanks

I appreciate you sharing your detailed opinion with me. Not doubt that makes me read like a newbie.

I think where you and I, and many others, don't align is the idea that this works in absolutes: "to claim Clinton ran on nothing but being a woman is a blatant lie"

We can't get into Bernie's head ourselves, but I believe it is highly probable he does not believe, nor has he claimed, that Clinton ran on being a woman and that alone. That is silly notion. I feel he's saying you can't rely on those kind of identity politics to win.

I do believe some people used her gender as a tool to force alignment with her candidacy, otherwise threatening to labeling people as misogynists. Subtle difference. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's the nuance I believe. I also believe that is a tiny factor and would never claim the threat affected that many people's vote. I will say it definitely helped deflate excitement among those I know, men and women.