Why do Democrats think victimhood is key to women voters?

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It was powerful. A video montage of past presidents — all men, all black and white images, followed by a glass-shattering sound effect and animation to reveal the first woman who’s been a nominee of either party for president. In her own words, she put “the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet.”

But in the end, voters rejected the “her turn” sales pitch for the highest office in the land. Hillary Clinton lacked a clear vision, so Americans (including many women — 41% of the female vote and 52% of the white female vote) instead pulled the lever for Donald Trump.

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