HRC Shortcomings

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Despite HRC shortcomings and downfalls, during the most important campaign run of her life, she is forced to go up against a white man that is racist, misogynistic, a bigot, privileged to infinity, sexist, a prude and more. She is on a platform where her opponent can do all of these things blatantly, and his supporters still does not bat an eye. She still has to fight and fight HARD, because she is a woman. Why is this race still "so close"? I hear people at my job talk about women not being in the top positions here, but in the same line say they don't want HRC as the president because of how other nations may not respect women (but want men and women to have equal pay and same opportunities). What? But you're a woman...and you don't support...nevermind.

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