For months, Hillary Clinton is the front-runner for the Democratic ticket, with the highest polling of any candidate. Then the moment Barack Obama begins to beat her, Gloria Steinem calls foul.

Gloria Steinem knows a lot more about oppression than I do. But this is a case of having a hammer and everything looking like a nail. People dislike Hillary because she’s robotic, calculating, and dynastic. They love Obama because he is inspiring and mature, compared to most politicians who fight like angry toddlers. It’s possible to make it more complicated than that, but in reality it is not.