As I'm reading through these NYTimes retrospectives, I see that both Jane Swift and Heather Wilson agree with Christie Whitman that Clinton lost because of sexism.
Both Jane Swift and Heather Wilson, like Christie Whitman, are female Republican politicians, currently not serving in office.
Two reasons the times couldn't get any Democratic women to write this crap:
1. Democrats want Barack Obama to win. Crying sexism over Hillary might help McCain. Some "anonymous GOP strategists" have even argued that McCain should put a woman on the ticket to attract their votes. I wonder if Christie Whitman, Jane Swift, or Heather Wilson know any prominent female Republican politicians currently not serving in office.
2. It's not true. The reason we don't have more female elected officials is because the perception of sexism discourages women from running. Once they decide to run, women who run as Democrats have the same chances as men as winning elections (anyone who wouldn't vote for a woman is already voting Republican anyway). In fact, women actually have an advantage in Democratic primaries, since most Democrats are women. After the Clinton/Obama race, I'd be surprised if the Democratic Party nominates another boring white guy any time soon.
Monday, June 09, 2008
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