iowwwwaa (and the gender-card)

Jan 03, 2008 23:30

"He also said that, as predicted earlier, Mr. Obama has a big edge with younger voters and Mrs. Clinton an edge with women, and the fight is over younger women."

"Our colleague Marjorie Connelly, from our polling desk, reports that Mr. Obama’s strength came from younger voters, voters who are looking for change, independents and very liberal ( Read more... )

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synchrohobbit January 5 2008, 20:55:28 UTC
Oy vey is RIGHT.

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calebjduck January 9 2008, 01:32:21 UTC
I don't think there should be any pressure on women and feminists to vote for Hillary based on the fact that she's a woman. In fact, doing so would only be a giant leap backward for the feminist movement! After all, if women, as a group, choose to ignore all else and just play the gender card, they're just as bad -- maybe even worse than -- those who discredit her for the same reason.

And just food for thought: should African Americans feel guilty for, as a group, not supporting Alan Keyes in the 2000 primaries? Is this any different than the gender issue in this year's race? Why or why not? Discuss amongst yourselves. I'll be at my desk grading quizzes if you need me.

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