Amen! I watched her in the debates handle the looming, menacing presence of Donald Trump behind her on stage with aplomb and grace. She was intelligent, informed, stable and prepared. These are things I would have liked in a president. I don’t agree with all of her policies, but she was in no way unlikeable — or someone worthy of hate. The narrative on Facebook, the false news seeded throughout the media took root and grew. I heard people parrot the same things over and over. She is evil, we hate her. Evil — that is a strong word and rings of Eve and the apple. I truly believe that we, including women, have more doubt and ambivalence towards women in power than we have of any other group. A woman president right after a black president…it was just too much to swallow.
