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In reply to the discussion: Maybe we should have a "I don't like Hillary" group [View all]AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)If I am interpreting you correctly, I disagree. The allegation was that it was sexist to subject Hillary to a primary, that a man would not have to deal with that. This has NOTHING to do with gender. What this has to do with is following the traditional election process by which a nominee is chosen from a field of candidates after debates and voting.
The exception was 2012 when a sitting president ran unchallenged, and fortunately he won. That was a privilege of a sitting president, not that I necessarily agree with it. It is also traditional for the field to defer to the sitting VP and await his decision on running before jumping in. Neither scenario is applicable to Hillary, but some of her, um, more ardent supporters insist that it should be and we should skip a primary election. Mindblowingly both Chuck Schumer and Howard Dean concur.
Yet again a Clinton is playing fast and loose with the rules and tradition. It appears the campaign has learned NOTHING. Some conveniently forget what transpired in 2008, but she is headed down the same path.