Wendy Davis: Hillary Clinton lost election in ‘misogynistic climate’

Published March 16, 2017 5:14pm ET



Texan Democrat Wendy Davis says Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election in a “misogynistic climate” and said women in opposition to President Trump have decided to shed their “good girl” behavior.

The former lawmaker from Texas whose 11-hour filibuster against an anti-abortion bill in 2014 shot her to national prominence, said her failed 2014 Texas gubernatorial bid and the 2016 election showed that the U.S., both on the state and national level, still needs to get passed a stigma that women can’t lead in an executive role as well as men.

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