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Must read op-ed on gender v. race in the White House election


Women Are Never Front-Runners in the New York Times today by Gloria Steinem.

Let me tell you something. Agree or disagree. But I’m telling you, from experience:

You say that it’s now anyone but Hillary? I tell you that that’s the quickest way to drive women together. They may not tell you that, but they feel that protectiveness. Sure, not everyone. Not the John McCain supporter who squealed, “How do we beat the bitch?” at a small McCain event.

You think those tears hurt her? That her anger hurts her? I’m telling you - women’s feeling run very, very deep. Do not underestimate Clinton and do not underestimate women and do not misguess the location of the line between being a bully and being a fighter who will win.

Hillary Clinton has not been and continues not to be my top choice for the Democratic presidential nomination. But the more the media and the other camps try to make something out of nothing or irrelevant incidences, the more the standing of the media and those camps degrade in people’s eyes.

If you do not want to be manipulated one way or the other, step away from the red herrings. And write a list for yourself, that you review every day, about what matters to you when you make your choice.

Tears, anger, gender, race - not one of those things should be on your list. Period.

BONUS quote from the op-ed:

What worries me is that some women, perhaps especially younger ones, hope to deny or escape the sexual caste system; thus Iowa women over 50 and 60, who disproportionately supported Senator Clinton, proved once again that women are the one group that grows more radical with age.

Hmm - women are the one group that grows more radical with age.  I like that.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:34 pm January 8th, 2008 in WH2008, Campaigning, Women, Elections, Media, Politics 

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5 Responses to “Must read op-ed on gender v. race in the White House election”

  1. 1 Truest candidate soundbite yet goes to Clinton & her Capri Cafaro moment | Writes Like She Talks on January 9th, 2008 7:44 am

    […] What I wrote last night? It’s true. It is very, very true. How far will it go? Don’t know. And remember the book that came out last fall about how people vote with emotion? […]

  2. 2 Amanda Stevens on January 9th, 2008 12:02 pm

    For what it’s worth, if this girl gets more radical with age we will have some kind of radical left wing nonviolent revolution on our hands :)

  3. 3 Sob Sisters « Bad American on January 10th, 2008 12:29 pm

    […] aforementioned Jill weighed in with this […]

  4. 4 Jill Miller Zimon on January 11th, 2008 11:41 pm

    Hi Amanda - thanks - I know what you mean!

  5. 5 How Now Chris Matthews? Hillary Getting More Support as Backlash « Bad American on January 17th, 2008 1:15 pm

    […] Jill was right. […]

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