Posted on 01/07/2013 4:12:37 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Democratic strategists will not let Hillary Clinton or her blood clot stop them from getting a woman on the 2016 presidential ticket, Politico reports. Even if Clinton sticks to her word and does not run for president — something no one seemed to believe until her recent health scare — activists are still hoping to leverage the 2012 gender gap into a female nominee. “After the roles Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin played in the 2008 campaign,” Politico writes, “it would be hard for many to accept another cycle like the 2012 presidential race, which featured two all-male national tickets.”
Especially when one notes how many strong female contenders there have been in the Republican party, like South Carolina’s Nikki Haley, New Hampshire’s Kelley Ayotte, and former VP nominee Sarah Palin. The head of the Center or American Progress, Neera Tanden, told Politico:
“It’s critical that we have a woman on the ticket in some form or fashion. Given that the Republican Party has produced a woman VP candidate, I think it’s important that we ensure that the Democratic Party continues to lead.”
(Have we forgotten Geraldine Ferraro — to say nothing of the women of the Green and Socialist Workers Parties — so soon?)
But after Clinton, EMILY’s List president Stephanie Schriock admits, there’s “kind of a gap” before the next Democratic women in line, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, and just-sworn-in Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren...
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Why? They re-elected one last time.
Whoever it is, they will be a member of the ‘protected class’ and immune from criticism or impeachment.
Obama’s Golfing Buddies
http://hillbuzz.org/is-barack-obama-gay/obamas-golfing-buddies
the more unknown the better I guess
I’m hoping for a diabetic and/or an octogenarian on the ticket in 2016.
Sheila Jackson Lee: female, black and stupid.
Hits every Dem demographic.
So who cares if they're qualified, moral and fit for the job, we MUST have a woman.
The only thing worse than progressive identity politics is when you hear Republicans and even some conservatives playing the same game.
You know what's really at stake, right? It's about the title of "First Woman President."The Democrats wanted it to be Hillary, but Benghazi is threatening that if Hillary winds up with the blood of Chris Stevens on her hands.
The Democrats have a long history of doing whatever it takes to ensure that the claim to "First..." falls only to Democrats.
- First Female Vice-President Candidate: Geraldine Ferraro.
- First Black Supreme Court Justice: Thurgood Marshall nominated by LBJ.
- First Female Supreme Court Justice: somehow, they let Reagan nominate Sandra Day O'Conner.
- First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice: the Democrats went to war to prevent Bush nominee Miguel Estrada from stealing this one from them.
- First Black House/Senate members: this one goes to Republicans after Reconstruction, so nobody talks about it.
- First Black President: Barack Obama
- First Female President: ??? You KNOW what the Democrats would do if it looked like it could be a Repbublican.
-PJ
“The only thing worse than progressive identity politics is when you hear Republicans and even some conservatives playing the same game.”
However, in our case we all know of a woman who is more qualified than the last 4 male candidates...
Just a hunch, but Hitlery is not a female.
They deserve the Palin treatment no matter who they are.
Some political folks never learn. If both parties anoint women to run for the obvious reasons, the worst one will win—guaranteed. Go ahead. Pursue sexual confusion and other pathologies to the bottom. It’s only 20-30 million more middle class layoffs ahead of us.
Rep. Barbara Jordan is better. All of the same attributes as Sheila Jackson Lee plus Jordan was lesbian, disabled, and is now deceased.
Not diverse or historic enough. They need a transgender albino atheist.
Sheila Jackson Lee...Hits every Dem demographic
Rep. Barbara Jordan is better. All of the same attributes as Sheila Jackson Lee plus Jordan was lesbian, disabled, and is now deceased.
Mmmmmmkay ....Sarah Palin ...My choice ..
IMO, this is so obvious it makes me nauseous. How long will it be before we see MS. Obama in a leadership role?
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