I asked if she thought sexism was involved in Hillary’s failure to win the nod. "You bet your ass. All the media gave it to her, right from the start. The MSNBC frat boys and Keith Olbermann were especially vicious." "But," I said, "Do you really think it was sexism or just Hillaryism?" Cher again took a long pause. "I think the hate on her, personally is very strong in the media. So, yes, it might have been a bit of ‘any woman but this woman.’ Still, as far as I’m concerned, there was plain old-fashioned fear of a woman in power playing itself out.