Hurtful and degrading comments are, sadly, part and parcel of running for office these days. You can’t endure it at this level unless, above all else, you care about the people you want to represent and the things you will be able to do to make their lives better. If you do care about that, then there’s no time to wallow in self-pity or lament the unfairness of it. Not that you don’t feel it. Not that it’s okay. It is what it is.
