re: #434 freetoken

The women I know (who communicated with me on the subject) were universally and strongly opposed to Palin.

Well, so was I, but probably for different reasons. My suspicion is that many women felt mocked by McCain’s choice.

Women shun other women that threaten them or don’t fit into the “group”. This has been observed in girls as young as 5. It’s deeply embedded. Sarah most likely did both- she didn’t fit, and made them feel threatened.

I think the majority of men have come to embrace “modern women” but there is still a lot of “good ol’ boy” sexism out there.

So between these two phenomenon, I just don’t see how a woman gets to the Oval Office. I don’t expect a lot of people to agree with me, because it’s much nicer to have hope, but mine is spent. I would love to be wrong, but I don’t look for it.

Between the two- I