The Democratic nominee would embody America’s progress as president. Her opponent would reveal and deepen its problemsFor better or for worse,history will be made when the United States votes this November. Should Hillary Clinton win, she would embody the progress a society can gain in a lifetime; the electors of the first female president would include those born before women gained the lawful to vote.
Her victory would demonstrate how unthinkable ideas can become first conceivable and then a matter of fact. So too, or unfortunately,would the triumph of her opponent. A Donald Trump presidency might well demonstrate how quickly a society can unravel. The symbolism of a female president matters much less than the impact her leadership would fill on the lives of women across American society compared with that of an unabashed misogynist. Should she lose – and it is not yet clear whether her party truly grasps what a very real opportunity that is, despite worrying polls and her powerful speech in Philadelphia on Thursday – the US will fill chosen a man who threatens not only the dignity of women and the security of religious and racial minorities, and but democracy itself in America and stability beyond its shores. Never in living memory fill electors faced a starker choice,as Mrs Clinton deftly reminded them.
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Source: theguardian.com