I always find it interesting when one woman accuses another of sexism. I’m not sure it is the most persuasive argument in the world to suggest one’s sister is an Uncle Tom.
Gender should never be a reason to vote for a candidate. Period. Nor should race. Margaret Thatcher didn’t get elected because she was a woman, nor did Golda Mier.
Hillary is not a spectacular politician. She’s a somewhat non-distinguished two-term senator from a big state that historically has had trouble vaulting candidates to the nomination. She has both high visibility and high negatives in polls, none of which have to do directly with her sex.
What sort of insecurity does it expose in an advocate when one of the most pervasive arguments in favor of one’s candidate is that she has a gender that is unique to the office?
I don’t ever recall this being an argument in Libby Dole’s favor.
Just something to think about. If you stripped sex and race from the Dem campaign you’d have two junior senators with little to distinguish them.
