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Democratic Primaries

athena

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23. Who is basing anything "solely on gender"?

Reply to Bradshaw3 (Reply #14)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 04:09 PM

Mar 2019

Please show me the posts supporting Condaleeza Rice and Sarah Palin and Ivanka Trump.

Taking into account that a woman at the top of the ticket would wildly excite turnout among liberal women after what we’ve had to put up with since 2016 is no different from taking any other aspect of a candidate’s electability into account.

But instead, we’re all supposed to shut up and pretend we live in a non-sexist world and that a man would represent our concerns just as well as a woman! Why? Because we’re women, and we’re always taken for granted.

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

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Democrats had an election stolen, women had that election stolen from them [View all] bigtree Mar 2019 OP

Democrats haven't had a white male as the nominee in 15 years Bradshaw3 Mar 2019 #1

I don't see where the op referenced white men. NT WeekiWater Mar 2019 #2

define 'most qualified' bigtree Mar 2019 #3

Dubious proposition Bradshaw3 Mar 2019 #5

any of the women running have just as much potential electability, or more bigtree Mar 2019 #9

Saying so doesn't make it a fact Bradshaw3 Mar 2019 #14

Who is basing anything "solely on gender"? athena Mar 2019 #23

Who said anything about taking women for granted? Bradshaw3 Mar 2019 #30

I have a gender bias in the primaries. WeekiWater Mar 2019 #4

Only 34% (corrected) of eligible women voters cast ballots for Secretary Clinton LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #6

That's because most women are as sexist as most men. athena Mar 2019 #13

I didn't justify anything. I pointed out that, when they had the opportunity to vote LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #17

I believe that the theory was we would automatically get 50% of the vote Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #24

Your female friends were sexist. athena Mar 2019 #25

whatever LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #26

Very convincing argument. athena Mar 2019 #27

It's not an argument; it's a dismissal of your absurd statement LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #28

I hadn't heard that figure. Control-Z Mar 2019 #16

My math was wrong; it was 34%, not 22%. The point stands, however LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #22

As long as some (not all) Democratic Women think .. MicaelS Mar 2019 #7

I don't think it's owed bigtree Mar 2019 #10

The two most qualified candidates are women... BooScout Mar 2019 #8

I agree. Either could be my top pick. we can do it Mar 2019 #15

The Presidency isn't a prize, and it doesn't necessarily go to the most deserving (duh!) MH1 Mar 2019 #11

Yes. It's always a man's turn. athena Mar 2019 #18

You should re-read my post. Or, are you arguing MH1 Mar 2019 #31

no it's not a damn birthday bigtree Mar 2019 #20

The Presidency Should Represent America dlk Mar 2019 #21

I agree with you. athena Mar 2019 #12

The Fight for Women's Civil Rights is Ongoing dlk Mar 2019 #19

I will vote for whoever our candidates are, but my enthusiasm & contributions CrispyQ Mar 2019 #29

. bigtree Mar 2019 #32

Gender will not be a deciding factor for me personally. Socal31 Mar 2019 #33