I'd like to tell everyone about something that's really scaring me about this election. During the primaries, several female co-workers were supporting Hillary Clinton, saying "it's about time we got a woman in there". Which i'm fine with, Hillary is extremely intelligent, and perfectly qualified to hold the office, although I believe you should back a candidate based on their stand on issues that are important to you, and not on gender, skin color, etc.
Now John McCain had picked Sarah Palin as his VP candidate(see my post on Sarah Palin). The same female co-workers who were backing Hillary, are now very impressed with Sarah Palin and are considering voting for McCain/Palin.
I asked my co-workers, "how can you like Palin, if you like Hillary?? They couldn't be more opposite!!" It turns out they saw her speech at the RNC (obviously, it's the only national speech she's given) and were extremely impressed with her. I can't help but think that they are so desperate to see a woman make history, that it doesn't matter who that woman is or if she's even qualified.
Just to be clear, this post is in no way intended to say that women voters are sheep that will vote for any woman. There are voters however, men and women alike, who vote for a person for alot of reasons other than issues. Remember how people liked Bush because he was the kind of guy you'd like to have dinner with?? Look how that turned out!!
The women of this country have taken a back seat to men for centuries, those days are all but over. There are more female governors, senators, cogresswomen, mayors, and CEOs than ever before, you have a female Speaker of the House, and were very close to having a woman receive her party's nomination for President, you're day IS coming, just not THIS time, and not THIS woman. If Hillary had been nominated, I definitely would have given her my vote, her platform and Obama's are not that different.
I'm just hoping that my co-worker's views are the exception and not the rule. I'm sure most women, and men for that matter, will choose the ticket with the vision, experience, and will to effect REAL change in Washington....Obama/Biden!!!
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