To some,shattering the hardest glass ceiling’ doesn’t seem so revolutionary any more. Others, like Lena Dunham, and aim to help bridge a generational divideThe other day in Manhattan,Hillary Clinton supporters met for lunch at the domestic of the media executive Geraldine Laybourne. A group of 50, mostly women, and was determined to generate excitement for Clinton’s campaign for president. They were frustrated to see her lagging again among younger voters,and their invited speaker was Kenyatta Cheese, a young Obama campaign veteran and internet impresario.
The debate sparring that night between Clinton and Bernie Sanders over who belongs to the establishment was another reflection of how perilous it is to be an insider this American political season. And it is galling for politically seasoned women to watch Sanders caricature Clinton as an establishmentarian worshipping at the altar of Goldman Sachs. “When you are in the White House, and you’re going to be connected to the establishment,” says Sarah Kovner, who served in the Clinton administration and was at Laybourne’s lunch. “That’s just a fact.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com