Letters to the Editor
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Want the Democrat to win in the fall?
Then vote for Obama. Why the angst?
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Dear Undecided
How I feel for you. And how I think this is typical of womens' dilemmas. Scorn, ridicule, and not going along with the crowd are the classic ways of planting doubt that doing something on behalf of women is somehow less than noble. Women are used to waiting.
But if anyone can wait here, it is the brilliant young politician Barak Obama who can only grow more lustrous through gaining experience and putting his words into actions.
Yes, we are in the glorious, yet somehow still vexing position of having two wonderful candidates, symbols of important cultural and moral struggles in our country, to choose between.
My best wishes to you in the moment as you privately make your choice!
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Congrats are in order
to NYamiga and other New Yorkers. I don't agree with your posts but that game was awesome.
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Uju
While I respect your opinion, I have to disagree with it. Carol Mosely Braun's campaign was never taken seriously anywhere, certainly it wasn't in Illinois, and that wasn't becasue she was a black female (although,that doesn't help). And actualy I remember at the time, that there was a story going around that the Chicago dem party wanted her to run for pres. so she would get the hell out f the senate. She just could never be taken seriously, she was the Mike Gravel. I respect the history she made in being elected, but the fact that she wasn't taken seriously had more to do with her personality than her looks. And frankly, if Michelle Obama were running I would have a much easier time figuring out who to vote for now that Edwards is out, not for reasons relating to race or gender, but because her politics are simply better.
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Thank you
to Peeps for your message of congratulations. Nice of you.
Rosewing, your letter to Rebecca is a jewel.
Keep hope alive.
Proud to be a woman and a New Yorker. Never aqshqamed of a darn thing!
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In my opinion
I'm not sad about not liking Hillary; I'm happy that I can think of her in terms of her record, as opposed to the fact that I must vote for her because she's a woman.
There's the part of me that is saddened by the lack of women and people of color in our gov't (and more so in our Supreme Court). But the fact that I see beyond the gender seems like progress. It's interesting to me that I haven't heard anyone hint that she would quake at some foreign policy decision, which was part of the discourse 20 years ago (I'm old enough to remember Geraldine Ferrarro, and the fact that her choice as a running mate seemed like an attention-grabbing deal).
btw, I'm voting for Obama no matter what the delegate numbers are, even though I'm not voting until the distant, distant days of Feb. 19. -
You have too many voices in your head. You should talk to somebody, get some meds or something, you may be dangerous.
Rebecca,
You have too many voices in your head. There are too many people in your head trying to control your body. That's not exactly a feminist attitude is it?
What roll did you play in John "Orc" Edwards' defeat?
What roll did Amanda Marcotte's vagina politics play? What did you do when Amanda created the first Edwards' scandal of the campaign?
Thanks a bunch Rebecca!
And get some meds, there are far too many voices.
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Spot on
This article epitomizes exactly how I, and many of my friends feel. I'm going for Obama because I dislike Clinton more. I can't believe that I'm being forced to vote for someone in my own party on these terms.
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Why a Vote for Hillary is a Vote for the Right
Hillary Clinton is a very competent, admirable individual. She would make an excellent president. She is knowledgeable and has fine, leftist positions on policies, and I agree with those positions. However, she is the wrong choice.
I believe very strongly in Obama. I sincerely believe he will usher in a new era of politics. I haven't been this excited about a candidate since Clinton in '92. But these are only reasons why you *should* vote for him.
You should *not* vote for Hillary because she cannot win. That's right. Someone had to say it. It's not because she's a woman, certainly. I think a woman president would be brilliant, and the nation is more than ready. The reason she CANNOT win is because she is absolutely anathema to the Right, and indeed to most Americans.
Do you not remember the late '90's? Do you not remember the 'vast right-wing conspiracy'? All those baseless, groundless attacks were evoked by the right's sheer blinding hatred of the Clintons. The right is a despondent, thrashing failure. They're on the ropes, but I tell you -- if there's one thing that will bring new life back to the right, that will get the voters to the polls, is it the prospect of Hillary-in-chief. She cannot win.
There are those who say we must vote our hopes, that we cannot vote 'out of fear' (i.e., strategically). Well, if Nader 2000 hasn't already taught you the fallacy of that thinking, you can take solace in the notion that Obama is the most hope-inspiring choice by a wide margin.
Let me say this once more: voting for Hillary in the primary will put another Republican in the White House. I love her to death and would love to see her in office, but it will not happen. Sorry.
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The daughter argument
"What if I have a daughter someday and she asks me about why we've never had a woman president?"
This gave me chills. I've never thought about this race in that way. I'm already a Hillary supporter, and I also have no qualms about favoring her because of her gender (among other qualifications). There are positive externalities to electing a woman, most notably the fact that it will encourage more women to run for office at all levels (I have research to back this up). Our country is missing out on a lot of talented would-be leaders because too many women grow up thinking politics is not for them. A woman president would change that, and would counteract the alarming stagnation in female representation (particularly in state legislatures) that we've seen in the last 5-10 years.
People have asked me if I want to be the first woman president. What a dreadful thought that I, currently a 24-year-old, would be in a position to one day be the first woman president, presumably at age 60 or so. I won't be upset in the short run if Obama is the nominee, though I am certainly caucusing for Hillary. But if Hillary is not victorious, Rebecca, then let's do all we can to support female candidates across the country in the next four to eight years so that our future daughters never have to ask us the question you wrote.