Jenna's Journal
Monday, October 13, 2008
The Palin Problem
Sarah Palin is a problem for many people. She's a problem for the American people from the standpoint that if she ever makes it to the White House, we're in deep... despair. Her each and every presence at official events will be a new and fresh opportunity to embarrass us at the international level. Her policies are terrifying for the vast majority - both male and female alike. She's even become a problem for her own campaign and if she weren't actually on the ticket, she'd probably be banned from any and all McCain events.
But she's become a particular problem for women. We can't win with her, we only lose. If we support her, we bear the wrath of her twisted ideology with regard to rape and reproductive issues. If we don't support her, we're suddenly anti-feminist and going "against the cause". If we don't vote for a woman, then we must not be very serious about equality, right?
That's possibly why McCain chose her. Throw half the population into chaos over who to vote for and maybe they'll just stay home. He certainly didn't choose her to garner favor with women because just the opposite has happened. More men than women have gone to the McCain side because of Palin. I imagine these are not men who think with their brains.
No matter how the election comes out, she's been bad for women. If McCain loses, politicians may forever be skittish of adding a woman to their ticket. It didn't work with Ferraro and it didn't work with Palin, so they're just not gonna do that again - it's a campaign death sentence. If McCain wins, she'll not only be a great embarrassment for four years, she'll throw women's rights back about 50 years.
Geez - one person really can make a difference. Too bad it's not a positive difference.
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