When then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton conceded her defeat to President-elect Donald Trump in November 2016, she told her audience to keep one thing in mind.
“I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling, but some day, someone will, and hopefully sooner than we might think right now,” Clinton said at the time.
Eight years later, Vice President Kamala Harris assumed the Democratic nomination following President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the race, meaning another woman was within striking distance of finally winning the White House.
However, that did not materialize. Trump won the race after securing 312 electoral votes while managing a clean sweep of the seven battleground states. Trump is also still on track to win the popular vote.
As Democrats continue to assess the reasons for the bitter loss, many wonder about the effect the result will have on future female presidential candidates.
As opposed to Clinton in 2016,…