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Sparkly

(24,149 posts)
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:56 PM Feb 2020

Undecided, but guilty of "identity politics."

I confess. I want a woman - not a Tulsi Gabbard, but certainly an Elizabeth Warren or an Amy Klobuchar.

It's easy to pretend we're all "post-feminist" and gender doesn't matter, but we aren't, and it does. Growing up female in America comes with a whole different set of experiences than growing up male, especially for those of us old enough to remember the struggle.

The challenges of workplace and other discrimination, harassment, motherhood, economic survival, healthcare, social and educational issues affect women in specific ways.

In my view, some women enjoy being past-all-that, self-congratulatory that they're so woke they're with the man. Others are so frightened by what happened to HRC, that despite the Women's March, despite #MeToo, despite 2018, they won't trust OTHER women to vote for a woman against Trump!!

It makes me sad that this is supposedly about "policy." No - since the president can't issue policy by decree anyway, it's about the image of policy positions. It was not about policy in 2008, or in 2004, or in 2016.

I want to see a woman speaking, negotiating, forging alliances, setting priorities.

And YES she can win. We only have to vote for her.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Undecided, but guilty of "identity politics." (Original Post) Sparkly Feb 2020 OP
I wanted Barbara Boxer tp run lapfog_1 Feb 2020 #1
Recommended. H2O Man Feb 2020 #2
 

lapfog_1

(29,219 posts)
1. I wanted Barbara Boxer tp run
Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:00 AM
Feb 2020

I voted for Hillary in the 2016 primary and general.

I donated money to Kamala and Warren.

I want women to run for any office... but it isn't the fact that they are women that would make me support them.

I would not support Tulsi. Or any republican women.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

H2O Man

(73,594 posts)
2. Recommended.
Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:32 AM
Feb 2020

I think that both Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobachar would kick Trump's ass, and make a fantastic president.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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