When Gender Tops Sense

The boys ganged up on her at the debate and she played the gender card. Then there were lies, and more lies. Then of course there were the well-timed tears, and Bill complaining about how his wife was being treated unfairly. Then the Clinton machine descended as I stood alone with Obama signs in hand at the polls among the horde of New Yorkers for Hillary.

And in the end, it was all about gender, as thousands of older woman voted for Mrs. Clinton because she was female. It's enough to make one cynical. So this morning New Hampshire lies gratefully abandoned by the political tsunami that arrives every four years. A few tattered campaign signs litter the roads until they can be thrown away. The candidates leave New Hampshire behind as they head for new territory. New Hampshire did its duty, and failed, perhaps demonstrating our collective intelligence. Soon the electoral tide will come to your neighborhood. May you do better.

Late Note: When Maureen Dowd agrees with me, I know I'm probably on track.