The Democrats had become invested in their 'first' game, i.e.,  America's "first" black president to be followed by America's "first" female president.  Hillary Clinton was - on the basis of gender - to "break that glass ceiling".  It became almost a claim of entitlement - nothing new to the Clintons.

However,  I suspect the American electorate had enough of the entitlements gang and their claims to "firsts" and glass ceilings.  They elected a white male Republican, in what many would call a backlash.

Meanwhile, the 'first female president' glass ceiling remains intact.  Hillary failed. Her political career is over and her hubris checked.  Only time will tell if the Democrats' notion of that title will be filled by a Democrat or, the gods forbid, (smile) ....... a Republican!