Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>And any woman who gets into the race early in either party gets crucified..why is that ?<< I think it's specific to the women in particular. Hillary carried the baggage of Bill Clinton's intern scandal and Sarah Palin was not clearly ready for prime time. Michele Bachmann was an extremist, so her appeal was only to a niche right from the starting line. I do think we'll have a woman president eventually, possibly even a Republican if they can get away from the extremist wing.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <If you want to focus on a prejudice, I'd like to know why it seems more of this country was ready for a black person to be elected than they were for a woman. That to me is a real head scratcher..> To be fair, Clinton and Obama were in just about as close a race as it was possible to be in. If Clinton had carried taken one more medium or large state in the primaries, she'd have been the nominee. And I think if she'd been the nominee, she'd have been elected.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I didn't mind that Romney had money stashed in the Caymans, Swiss bank accounts and Luxembourg. But his account at Gringott's really bears some looking into.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>But his account at Gringott's really bears some looking into.<< It's where one of Newt Gingrich's horcruxes is hidden.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 "I think it's specific to the women in particular. Hillary carried the baggage of Bill Clinton's intern scandal and Sarah Palin was not clearly ready for prime time. Michele Bachmann was an extremist, so her appeal was only to a niche right from the starting line. I do think we'll have a woman president eventually, possibly even a Republican if they can get away from the extremist wing." It's not really woman-specific, although the women you mentioned did all have baggage. We have come a long way in regards to women in politics, but women still have a hard time. There is a real "good 'ole boy" mentality when it comes to politics in this country, and in a lot of places (not as much in liberal states anymore, but still in a lot of places) a woman seeking office has to be incredibly careful about the image she projects. If she gets emotional, she is too weak. If she doesn't, she's a bitch. If she has kids, she is neglecting her family. If she doesn't, she is some sort of career-driven anti-family femi-nazi. If she too attractive, she is viewed as a brainless Barbie. If she is unattractive, she is made fun of. There is a reason that women only make up 16.8% of Congress. That is improvement, however. That is the highest the number has ever been, but it is still pretty abysmal when you consider that 50.8% of the US population are women. I do agree with you that we will have a female president someday, and probably not too long from now. But any female candidate who runs will be criticized and scrutinized more than the male candidates will be, at least for the next few elections with a woman in the running.
