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In reply to the discussion: Did Hillary lose because she was a woman [View all]Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)Most of my right-wing coworkers in 2008 were FAR more excited by Palin than McCain. Does that mean they were less sexist than liberals? No!
Hillary Clinton was attacked relentlessly by right-wing propagandists for years before she ever ran for President, and it seeps into the minds of people eventually even if they only listen to Limbaugh and his kind occasionally during their drives to and from work. And it can be a major struggle to change minds after they've got a negative first impression.
The GOP recognized Hillary Clinton's big ambitions long ago, and they indeed called it correctly.
Obama was more of a shock to them, otherwise they might've started a propaganda effort against him long ago and he wouldn't have stood a chance. If they had the Rev. Jeremiah Wright stuff long ago and guessed that Obama would run for President, then Obama wouldn't have become President. The "first impression" set by those guys would've have been too much to overcome.