What Dahlia Lithwick said on Slate:

Perhaps it’s the inevitable byproduct of the accusation that anyone who failed to support Clinton’s presidential bid has doomed feminism, but the claim that the doors have slammed on decades of future woman presidents is as maddening as the Olympics of Oppression that preceded it. …

One way or another, the naysayers all want to conclude (indeed, at times, Clinton herself is wont to conclude) that the Clinton campaign was ultimately derailed by the same pervasive sexism that will scuttle the next woman’s chances. …

If Hillary Clinton has taught the women of America anything this year, it’s never to say never. Which is why it would be lamentable if the only lesson we take from her candidacy were that nothing like it will ever happen again.

Granted, I’m not much of a Clinton supporter. And though I’m a relatively old fart, I’m not of Clinton’s generation (or older) who saw this as the best chance in their lifetime. But the idea that she was derailed by sexism appears to be an easier pill to swallow than what’s probably closer to the truth: not this woman.

Then again, we still have three months ’til Denver. Oy, it’s gonna be a long summer.