• BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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    If a woman loses even 1-2% of the vote simply due to Misogyny, they’re at a massive disadvantage. If you don’t think Misogyny exists in the “independent” voters or even in the solidly democratic voters, you’re not paying attention to reality and pretending the world is better than it actually is.

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      you’re not paying attention to reality

      You are not the arbiter of what reality is. Representative Zooey Zephyr flipped 27 Republican votes in an extremely conservative state with the power of rhetoric. So don’t tell me that people cant be convinced to vote differently. Sure sexism exist. Yes mysogeny exists. Yes, absolutely, there are structural disadvantages to being a woman running for any elected position. But like… Thats not what 2024 was. Its an intentional blindness to the deep failings the Harris campaign and Harris the candidate.