You’re right. Women do not have better judgment on public figures than men do. I would say it’s worse.
You’re wrong that Shrillary doesn’t have a chance. Team Clinton are masters of politics, and they’re ruthless. The mealy-mouthed misgivings of moderates, and the liberals’ demand for outspoken leftism, that this columnist is hearing are real enough. They will not, in the end, be decisive political factors.
Married women are usually OK, it’s the single ones that usually don’t show good judgment.