Like All Women, Hillary Has Always Had To Win Big

The media seems to be demanding another big win from Hillary Clinton in the debate tonight or else, somehow, Donald Trump will be able to creep back into this race. The Huffington Post posits that Hillary needs to win the election by a landslide so that Trump’s claim about vote-rigging will be thoroughly debunked. Of course, I’m betting that it doesn’t matter how big a margin Trump loses by, he will still claim fraud and the core of his supporters, the 35 to 40 percent of the electorate, will go right along with him. But the larger point I’d like to make is that Hillary Clinton comes from that generation of women who have faced this type of problem for their entire careers. These women ALWAYS had to be far superior to their males counterparts in order to advance in whatever careers they chose. Being just mediocre was never going to be good enough. While things are certainly a lot better these days, I’m sure most women know that this is still somewhat true today. And so it is now for Hillary Clinton. Just becoming the first female President isn’t a big enough hurdle. She must win by an enormous margin just to ensure her election will be considered legitimate. As Donald Trump would say, “SAD!”