I hear what you’re saying. I’m just saying it doesn’t matter if the reasons he got away with it are privilege or political. Most assuredly, it was privilege as it happened before he was running for office.

I’m saying that a man who has a history of abusing privilege toward a protected group will do so at a political and larger/broader level if elected to office or position of power.

It is as predictable as sunrise.

There’s a few old sayings amongst women when taking the measure of a man to see if he’ll make a good husband. Look at how he treats his mother. Look at how he treats the waitress.

Politically, if you want to take the measure of a male candidate you look to how he treats women. Not what he says. Not how he fawns (hides) behind his wife and children. How does he treat women?

Does he call female reports names because they did their job and asked tough questions?

Are there complaints against him about sexual inappropriateness as a power play?

Was he ever abusive to a lover?

Does he cheat women of opportunity and pay?

Does he use sexual shaming as a means of revenge?

If your guy checks any of those boxes he will not think twice to screw you over once in office too. For the very simple fact that that it shows his thought process.

People with privilege think one of two ways :

• People exist to provide the privileged with more wealth and privilege.
• Privilege and position exist to provide people with freedom, prosperity, and opportunity.

If you want to know which way your guy is thinking, look to how he treats women.

And then make your choice based on your own beliefs about privilege and position.

Character matters in politics. Don’t kid yourself otherwise.