I agree with you. Just because she’s a lady, doesn’t mean that this lady will get all thrilled. I would like someone with executive experience, especially at this time.
Gov of Alaska my choice.
Well one thing we do know is that selecting a female running mate will be a strategically smart decision. Picking Mitt Romney will be a Biden-like mistake. Even worse maybe.
You never pick a VP with baggage. Evidence of that goes back a long way and in modern times one can start with Tom Eagleton in 1972 for the track record of presidential candidates who pick VP candidates with baggage.
She worked as a legal correspondent for a top Houston TV station before winning election to the legislature in 1972.
During a break from politics, she became a bank executive and won conspicuous success as a business woman – the kind of private sector experience that Obama, Biden and McCain all lack. Her executive and administrative expertise includes an acclaimed term as Texas State Treasurer before her election to the Senate.
Her margins of victory in all her Senate races testify to her enormous vote-getting ability in her home state -— she won with 67% in the special election of 1993, then drew 61%, 65%, and even 62% in the notorious Democratic year of 2006. She’s an effective campaigner with a proven gift for connecting with every voting bloc in Texas. Unlike Geraldine Ferraro, there’s no problem here of a thin resume’: in addition to her private sector experience, Ms. Hutchison served three terms in the state legislature, a term as state Treasurer, worked two years as Vice Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, and won landslide victories in four different U.S. Senate elections. She’s moved up steadily in the Senate leadership – currently ranked number three among GOP members of the “World’s Greatest Deliberative Body.”
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas, who has been more consistent in her public comments, voted for a $3 billion measure to build 700 miles of fence and 300 miles of vehicle barriers and to beef up the Border Patrol.
If we take a look at current female GOP Governors, we have these individuals:
Alaska - Sarah Palin (upsides, apparent Conservative with some populist streaks. Downsides: contending with a situation of corrupt federal Republicans that could end up flipping an all-GOP delegation to 2/3rds Dem come January. Too green, as she only held major office less than 2 years).
Connecticut - Jodi Rell (upsides, superficially popular, 4 years as Governor, 9 prior years as Lt Governor, reelected by a respectable margin despite a corrupt prior Governor she was serving under. Downsides: near-total party collapse on her watch from majority GOP federal delegation in the House to just 1 member. Is not regarded as a Conservative).
Hawaii - Linda Lingle (upsides, made breakthrough as first GOP statewide elected official since 1970 and first GOP Governor since before 1962. Downsides, has been unable to raise anemic GOP levels in the legislature, which have shrunk on her watch. Is a Social liberal. Ugly rumor: Is a closet lesbian).
I could review prior female GOP Governors of the past 2 decades that could potentially be chosen if you’d like.