Empathy for Hillary Supporters
I’ve been critical of women who have been supporting Hillary Clinton in part because she’s a woman. They’ve overlooked her lies and bad decisions because they wanted a woman to be president.
This morning, my wife said something to me that made me understand. There has never been a woman president and women feel under-represented in our country. They feel like second class citizens — much like many blacks and Hispanics feel.
In 2000, I was excited to be able to vote for a Jew, even if it was only for vice-president. Being Jewish, I overlooked some of Lieberman’s shortcomings simply because he was Jewish and it would be a major milestone in our nation’s history.
If there was a Jewish man running for president right now, I’d probably place a greater weight on all his good points and overlook his weaknesses, just like women are doing with Hillary. Now I can understand why they have such a strong emotional attachment to their candidate.
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June 6, 2008 at 8:43 am
In the Philippines, the women voters chose a female president because she is a woman… despite her brags and lies. Now the country is in turmoil and poverty has soared drastically due to her mismanagement and corruption. Now, what are the Filipina voters asking at their president? As she had shamed them, so she should resign…
While I respect the rights of voters choosing the members of their social cleavage, I still cannot accept the idea that one should vote based on personalities. Four years is four years and it’s not easy to change a president.
June 6, 2008 at 9:06 am
I agree, J.A. We should vote for the candidate with the best qualifications and vision for our country.