It would have been bad, but more manageable. As it stands, any dissent or opposition is still demonized because our president is black. A woman president (and the Hildebeast is only slightly a woman) would have been more easy to dissent against. And I cannot stand Hillary...I grew up in...
I haven't figured out why he backed down so quickly other than someone finally told him how much buzz is surrounding his stance and that he is moving forward too soon on the agenda. By no means is he done, he'll just try another avenue.
EDIT: and someone else mentioned the pilot issue, very...
Al Franken is nothing more than a comedian, washed up at that, who has no business whatsoever in politics. I think they should have another election and make sure the standards are across the board. Al Franken doesn't want this...he knows it would turn out so much more differently than he hopes...