[Deckard]

Originally Posted by cacophony

i know everyone is waiting on pins and needles to know whether i agree with her assertions of misogyny.

i do believe there are segments of the voting public who consciously or unconsciously have issues with the idea of a woman as commander in chief. i think for those who have unconscious problems, this bias manifests as a lot of nitpicking over issues that they let slide in other candidates.

however, at no point have i felt that the majority of voters, or even a significant enough percentage to swing the election, are of the above description. in fact, my honest feeling is that the longer this contest has gone on, the less the "woman" issue has come into play. i think it was much more of an issue back at the beginning when the national audience was still feeling out the field of candidates. now i don't believe for an instant that there is anything but a minute portion of the population left who really takes gender into consideration.

all of the candidates have their pigeonhole issues to overcome. she's a chick, obama is black, mccain is old. i think they're definitely issues for all of them, issues to be navigated carefully, but i don't think any of them is losing significant numbers of voters over these issues at this point in the game.

Yeah I'd agree with this too.

No idea what home depot commercials are though!