If you are a woman and you can't envision a woman in a particular role , then you won't vote for a woman in that role. Germany and America are two completely different cultures. Think cheerleaders vs a country that really gets hate speech. I love Ms Merkel but she wouldn't even get on the ballot in the US. I am an MD, I have dealt with sexual harassment, I have been groped on a Toronto street and I have encountered more misogynistic doctors than I care to enumerate. Many of my wonderful patients have dealt with far worse.  Yes Margaret, there really is a different life experience for men and women. Secretary Clinton was hit with wave after wave of extrinsic forces that were far outside outside the normal electoral process. James Comey's behaviour was appalling. He berated Clinton on and on and then said we are not charging her with anything.Who gets to do that? Which man would get treated like that? Not Trump. He was only being investigated for collusion with the enemy. No big deal.