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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMeet the feminists who want a man in the White House
Sylva Stoel runs the Twitter account @QueenFeminist. Each day, the South Dakota teenager shares her thoughts on gender equality to more than 24,600 followers.
She also uses the social media perch to promote her favorite presidential candidate, the one she believes would be the best advocate for women:
Bernie Sanders.
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The women who support Sanders, a vocal minority, appear to be drawn to his liberal and anti-corporate views, his hippie David to Clintons Goliath. Theyre also conflicted about abandoning, for now, the dream of a woman in the White House.
As Sanders' profile rises in Iowa, New Hampshire and Oregon, supporters like Stoel see an opportunity to snag supporters from Clinton. So, theyre organizing meetups on Facebook. Theyre buying Bernie Sanders earrings.
Theyre lauding his stances on equal pay (We have to pass pay equity for women workers), abortion (The decision about abortion must remain a decision for the woman, her family, and physician to make, not the government) and paid maternity leave (It is an outrage that millions of women in this country give birth and then are forced back to work).
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She also uses the social media perch to promote her favorite presidential candidate, the one she believes would be the best advocate for women:
Bernie Sanders.
....
The women who support Sanders, a vocal minority, appear to be drawn to his liberal and anti-corporate views, his hippie David to Clintons Goliath. Theyre also conflicted about abandoning, for now, the dream of a woman in the White House.
As Sanders' profile rises in Iowa, New Hampshire and Oregon, supporters like Stoel see an opportunity to snag supporters from Clinton. So, theyre organizing meetups on Facebook. Theyre buying Bernie Sanders earrings.
Theyre lauding his stances on equal pay (We have to pass pay equity for women workers), abortion (The decision about abortion must remain a decision for the woman, her family, and physician to make, not the government) and paid maternity leave (It is an outrage that millions of women in this country give birth and then are forced back to work).
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Meet the feminists who want a man in the White House (Original Post)
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TDale313
(7,820 posts)1. Count me among that group.
Proud feminist, and a proud Bernie supporter.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)4. Me to. I have nothing against a woman in the WH but I want one who
supports the same position as me. I am an FDR Democrat and one thing Hillary is not is an FDR Democrat.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)5. I do look forward to seeing a woman president
And if Hillary wins, that will be one reason I'd be happy about that fact. But I disagree with her on many issues and frankly I just don't see her challenging the status quo, and that has to happen if we have any shot at fixing our broken system.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)6. When one of my house mates - we rent together - asked me if I did not
want to see a woman in the WH I told her that it is important but that the state of our nation today is more vital. She asked what I meant and I told her to look up what Bernie is saying.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)7. Yeah, that's pretty much where I'm at.
Also, I'm not worried about Bernie being good on women's issues. I think he gets it, and will surround himself by people who get it.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)8. Yes, I pretty much trust him to continue to fight for equality in many
areas.
sibelian
(7,804 posts)2. Well, gosh, sir.
Your avatar is starting to confuse me...
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)3. I thought it was going to be Lindsay Graham