The article in the New York Times spoke of the views that women have of Hilary Clinton. According the polls, many older and married women had negative opinions of Clinton. Also, although more widely known, Hilary Clinton has the strongest negative feelings directed that the other two democratic candidates combined. While gender does come into role, the polls showed that it would not affect the decisions made by voters greatly. Also suprisingly was the views of older women, who felt that they were not ready for a woman president. Another stated that Hilary had strayed too far from her party's ideals in order to be more embraced by the public. However, most do not doubt that Hilary would be a powerful President and make a difference in the oval office if elected.
I was astonished at some of the opinions stated in the article. Although I could easily understand the views that she is too conservative and might be changing in order for more votes, I could not relate to the women who did not want a woman president. If elected as the first woman president, this could revolutionize the fight for gender equality. Although, that should not be the main reason for voting for Clinton if voting, I believe that it is a great accomplishment that a woman candidate is being seriously considered for the job of Presidency.
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i believe that a women president would be a giant step forward for gender equalization, but at this current moment in time a women president might be too radical since we have a war raging in the middle east. This might just make us a target for even more scrutiny as did 9-11.
I love the idea of a women president because it is such a giant step forward. I think it is a possibleity too because she is more experienced than obama and republicans are so unpopular right now.
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