Analysis – Katty Kay, presenter, BBC World News
It has taken a long 227 years to get even this far.
George Washington was elected president of a newly independent America in 1789. Forty-three men later (42 of them white) Hillary Clinton makes history today by being the first female nominee for the White House.
So why don’t I feel more excited?
The lack of exuberance may come from the fact that this has all been going on for so long.
We’ve really been reworking a version of the “first viable female candidate for the presidency” story since 20 January 2007, the first time Hillary Clinton declared her candidacy for the White House.
We’re exhausted. We’ve run out of superlatives. We’ve overused every anecdote from the former first lady, former senator, former secretary’s well-covered life.
A woman president would be new, Hillary Clinton is not. For the full article click here
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