Should the Democrats nominate a white woman, and thus appear racist, or a black man, and thus appear misogynistic? Does a woman stand even a snowball's chance of breaking through the ultimate glass ceiling, or will men continue to run this country? Can a black man overcome centuries of racism to be elected to the highest office in the land? These are some of the dilemmas faced by the Democratic party as Obama and Hillary duke it out for enough delegates to be the party nominee for the Presidency. And frankly, as a woman, sure, I'd love to see a woman President at long last. The time is long overdue for this country to get over its paternalism about women in power, but it's also time for it to take a black candidate seriously that would send a message that our country is ready to enter the 21st century for real. So what's a good Democrat to do? It seems that if you are a woman, you are kind of expected to join the "sisterhood" and be a Hillary supporter, whether you are black, white or any other nationality. But some of us women find her grating and irritating, and maybe she has to be in order to run in what is basically a man's world. Maybe she has to kind of act the "bitch in the house" role to come across as tough enough to be President and Commander in Chief. But I can't say that I find it the least bit attractive. Maybe that's just me, but I am weary beyond belief of mudslinging and negative politics and fearmongering and all the other crap we've had to stomach these past 8 years. So it pretty much goes without saying who I am supporting during this primary campaign season. Still, my big fear is that the warfare between Hillary and Obama for the nomination, if it lasts all the way to the convention this summer in Denver, will tear apart party unity and will result in smoky back room decision making on the part of the superdelegates. No one wants it to come down to that, I am sure, but that is my fear. This election season is far too reminiscent of the one in 1968, when we were also mired in an unpopular war, and the party tore itself to pieces and allowed Nixon to win the election. I just hope that 40 years later, with two top drawer candidates running for the party nomination, that there can be some healing before the summer convention. Otherwise, it could get very ugly and basically hand this election to McCain, and no one wants to see that happen - well, at least not good Democrats, anyway!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
The Democrats Dilemma
Should the Democrats nominate a white woman, and thus appear racist, or a black man, and thus appear misogynistic? Does a woman stand even a snowball's chance of breaking through the ultimate glass ceiling, or will men continue to run this country? Can a black man overcome centuries of racism to be elected to the highest office in the land? These are some of the dilemmas faced by the Democratic party as Obama and Hillary duke it out for enough delegates to be the party nominee for the Presidency. And frankly, as a woman, sure, I'd love to see a woman President at long last. The time is long overdue for this country to get over its paternalism about women in power, but it's also time for it to take a black candidate seriously that would send a message that our country is ready to enter the 21st century for real. So what's a good Democrat to do? It seems that if you are a woman, you are kind of expected to join the "sisterhood" and be a Hillary supporter, whether you are black, white or any other nationality. But some of us women find her grating and irritating, and maybe she has to be in order to run in what is basically a man's world. Maybe she has to kind of act the "bitch in the house" role to come across as tough enough to be President and Commander in Chief. But I can't say that I find it the least bit attractive. Maybe that's just me, but I am weary beyond belief of mudslinging and negative politics and fearmongering and all the other crap we've had to stomach these past 8 years. So it pretty much goes without saying who I am supporting during this primary campaign season. Still, my big fear is that the warfare between Hillary and Obama for the nomination, if it lasts all the way to the convention this summer in Denver, will tear apart party unity and will result in smoky back room decision making on the part of the superdelegates. No one wants it to come down to that, I am sure, but that is my fear. This election season is far too reminiscent of the one in 1968, when we were also mired in an unpopular war, and the party tore itself to pieces and allowed Nixon to win the election. I just hope that 40 years later, with two top drawer candidates running for the party nomination, that there can be some healing before the summer convention. Otherwise, it could get very ugly and basically hand this election to McCain, and no one wants to see that happen - well, at least not good Democrats, anyway!
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