Looking at the Michigan primary map in which Biden won every county across the state, one has to wonder to what degree sexism figured in Hillary’s loss four years ago. The same question could be asked about Elizabeth Warren’s unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.. It’s interesting to note that across a wide swath of the electorate, the significance of electing a woman to the presidency for the first time seemed to barely register; it wasn’t a consideration that merited any serious discussion. And that includes the left where this democratic demand, this striving for equality and representation paled in importance to the urgency of “class re-alignment,” offered by the Sanders campaign. I would say that more discussion of this phenomenon is warranted.
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Sam Webb
I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago.
While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut.
I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.
