I hope I am wrong about this, but I doubt we are going to have a satisfactory resolution of the Trump problem. I think at the margins he’s offended enough moderates and conservatives to limit his chances of winning. But I also think that sexism is alive and well and this more than any other reason is why Hillary Clinton’s polling is not as strong as it should be.  

Her approval ratings go down the closer she moves towards the Presidency and up when she’s not running.  It’s a ridiculous result but the facts bear this up. It’s why I don’t believe the email scandal is weighing her down.

I think electing a woman as President will require a heavy lift perhaps a heavier lift then electing a black President. And I am saying this as someone who supports Hillary. 

Women, who may well decide the election, are not immune from these low opinions of women. I have had female friends tell me that they think women make horrible leaders. A former girlfriend once confessed to me she suspects women are “stupider than men”.  This is, of course, nonsense. It may also prove to be an all too common, if unspoken delusion.  In any event, it shows the degree that sexism becomes an internalized affliction.

This is the reason the “Bitch” meme has taken off among Republicans. All the confused thinking, desires and inherent hatred towards women in general come to bear in that word. 

A heavy lift. Hard to bring this to the surface. Hillary should win by 20 points. She may end up winning by one and a half or God forbid, lose. This is the true measure of sexism. And on election night we will finally have a strong metric to measure the degree and depth of our own sexist prejudices.