Let’s Not Blow It Again

 


I cannot stop thinking, as Kamala Harris nears Election Day, that eight years ago I wrote an essay for a special section we had prepared for Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, celebrating the “amazing moment” when Americans elected their first female president.

Well, it lives on in the archives.

Not surprising that I imagined she’d win — Clinton did get almost 2.9 million more votes than Donald Trump, but we are not gonna whine about the Electoral College right now.

In retrospect, it seems as if Hillary was the perfect first-serious-female-presidential nominee.

Hard to remember that people moaned so much about Joe Biden being 81, yet many of these same people seem to be able to overlook the fact that if Trump wins, he’ll still be president at 82.

I have to admit that Hillary Clinton’s speech at the Democratic Convention wasn’t exactly a stemwinder, but it was still lovely to see her there, getting some of her due. 

Gail Collins Opinion Columnist 

NYT 1 November 2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/01/opinion/trump-gender-election-voting.html


Tillbaka till WoS 2 November 2024

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2024/11/wos-2-november-2024.html






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