The first presidential election in which I was able to cast my meaningless Southern ballot was 1992, so I’ve watched the unadulterated vitriol lodged against this woman my entire adult life. Let me be clear: She is not my ideal candidate nor does she reflect the full range of beliefs I hold dear. However, she has dedicated her life to public service, some to the good, and some to much ill. The misogyny she has had to endure and continue moving forward in her life is beyond all our imagining. Sure, some guy at worked called me abrasive, but that’s just a slow Tuesday in her world. The very fact that the US, as a country, is in a place where we are comparing these two is not funny, ironic, or sad. It is offensive to me on every, single level.
