One of my mother's friends, a former Bush supporter,

[pnwmom]

an elderly woman in a rural area of Texas, just told her that she hopes Hillary wins -- and she plans to vote for her.

She likes the idea of a woman being President.

:)

[leftofthedial]

1. well, in fairness,

it's not THAT big a leap to get from bush to Clinton

:rofl:

[pnwmom]

3. She didn't vote for the other Clinton. She didn't like him, but she likes Hillary.

A lot of people believed Nader when he said that Gore and Bush were "Tweedledee and Tweedledum." The people now that say HRC is like Bush are just as wrong.

[leftofthedial]

4. "like" or "exactly like"?

because she is clearly *like* bush. Not *exactly* like, but much like.

they both represent the interests of corporatism and the oligarchy.

[pnwmom]

8. Yeah, and the Naderites thought Bush and Gore were alike.

Both representing the interests of corporatism and the oligarchy.

This is just the typical third party smear.

[leftofthedial]

14. I'm glad you have it all pigeon-holed

that's so much easier than critical thought

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. Then She Should Win By Near Acclamation

That's where you argument inevitably leads..

[ronnykmarshall]

17. Oh stop!

Oh my sides!

Oh the humor!

Oh quit, you're killing me!

[jmp]

18. Spot on!

...

[sandnsea]

2. My sister and niece

former Bush supporters, are both horrified at the thought of Hillary being President. They're hoping for Edwards or Obama.

:)

[bigdarryl]

5. If i said i like the idea of a black man being president and i'm not voting for a...

white candidate i probably would be kicked off the DU and deservedly so. it seems there's a double standard when women say there voting for Clinton solely because she is a woman.

[musette_sf]

7. sadly

i have talked with several women who are "for" Senator Clinton, specifically because she is a woman. i agree, double standard.

[pnwmom]

11. Why? Because almost 100 years after women finally got the vote,

we might finally have a woman elected President?

That isn't something to take for granted. When it happens, it will be a major event.

[musette_sf]

13. and when a woman is running for President

whose strategies and policies i can agree with, that will definitely not be something i will take for granted.

hasn't happened yet, though. i'd love for Barbara Boxer to run, but i hear she has her eye on the gubernatorial seat.

[pnwmom]

10. I think it would be completely understandable if African-Americans were

excited about getting the opportunity to vote for a Black man for president.

[cuke]

6. After 7 years of stupid, Hillary is a revelation

[valerief]

9. It's too late. The World is broken. nt

[ElizabethDC]

15. I have a staunchly conservative friend who told me she'll be voting for Hillary

because, in her words, "I hate men more than I hate Democrats."

[pnwmom]

16. That's so politically incorrect, I don't know what to say.

:rofl:

[ElizabethDC]

19. I know, I didn't quite know how to respond to it, either.

But, hell, if there's something that makes her want to vote for a Democrat, I ain't gonna hold her back. :)

[pnwmom]

20. Me, neither!

I have heard that, thanks to the wonders of the secret ballot, there may be a number of usually Republican women who will give HRC a boost, if she is the nominee.

In New York, she got 75% of the women's vote -- and they obviously weren't all Democrats.