Women Voters are in Favor of McCain
Disenchanted Hillary Backers Breathe New Life into Stereotypes about Women
Hillary Clinton was a great potential candidate for the next President of the United States. I personally would not have voted for her but I had a lot of respect for the things that she stood for. These ideals appealed to many female voters out there who were looking for a candidate that would represent their best interests.
Well after a long and grueling primary election a lot of these women felt as though they had been “cheated” when their candidate did not get elected. Unfortunately this is the way things work in the election cycle. Only one candidate can be elected.
After the DNC where Hillary voiced her support for Barack Obama a lot of the “thinking voters” decided to work towards the future and get behind their parties leading candidate. Unfortunately a large contingent still voiced distaste of Obama and made it known they would be voting for McCain to “spite” Obama.
Well I lost almost all of the respect I had for these voters when I heard these types of comments. In a stereotypical fashion they’ve decided they will make a major decision that will affect the lives of millions based on emotions, and spite.
I have even heard some women saying they are going to vote for McCain because of the media treatment Sarah Palin has received, as a way to “spite” the press.
In a way, I guess it doesn’t surprise me that women who think that way would line up behind McCain. It’s ironic though that they are now supporting a party that intends to undue much of the progress the women’s movement has made in the past three decades.
I wonder if they realize that in the end the spiteful choices they make are going to hurt them the most and everything they have fought so hard for? *sigh*
What Do You Expect from Your Country in the 2008 Election?
Please share this with as many people as you know Democrat or Republican…
to help people better understand the issues surrounding this election.
Our country has changed so much in the past few years. I wish we could say it has been for the “better”.
My biggest concern with the November election is that there are people who will be making their presidential choice based solely on what party they belong to.
We live in a society that is too concerned with whose team is the “winning” team, rather than who is going to fight to help improve our lives as individuals.
I think we need to finally move past what party we belong to or what party our parents belonged to, and start really focusing on what we want from our country.
We have been told very little about policies in this presidential race because a large part of this election has focused on defining a person’s character, instead of talking about their ideas as a leader.
Now we could draw up a list of the policies that each candidate supports, but instead I would rather ask you what you expect from your country. What changes do you want see?
I came across an interesting quiz on USA Today that asks your opinions on specific issues and relates those ideas back to the views of the candidates.
Please take a minute to check this out and decide for yourself what you expect from your next president. You might just be surprised by the outcome.
The Candidate Match Game (USA Today .com)
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