Speaking as a member of the patriarchy
If you compare a female candidate whose determination you feel is now self-destructive to Glenn Close's psychotic stalker in
Fatal Attraction, people are going to assume you're a sexist pig. I'm not sure what would happen if you compared a male candidate to Glenn Close's psychotic stalker in
Fatal Attraction because for some reason I've never seen it happen.
May I suggest that Napoleon in Russia would work just as well? Or possibly the Recording Industry Association of America reaction to Napster?