the misconception that she was crooked is another misogynist farce. she wasn't sexy. she was too accomplished and intelligent and competent. so they hated her. so it is with all assertive women. we won't have another woman as qualified and perfect for the position get anywhere as close to the presidency as she did for decades.
ever since code geass and gundam 00, the idea of a gundam series being split into two non-consecutive seasons has really caught on. i expect we'll see a lot more of that in the future.
the same reason Obama beat Hillary in 08. people would rather see a black guy win over a white woman. i love Obama and I'm glad he won, but it was made plain to me then and much plainer now, that it was about how much our culture hates women.