...but it does. That is, more than a quarter of Americans wouldn't vote for a woman for President no matter what her political affiliation or other qualifications. Even among women under age 45 it's still 16%. Maybe this would seem better if I knew comparable numbers from past decades; is the question itself entirely new?
Monday, October 24, 2005
I don't know why this surprises me
...but it does. That is, more than a quarter of Americans wouldn't vote for a woman for President no matter what her political affiliation or other qualifications. Even among women under age 45 it's still 16%. Maybe this would seem better if I knew comparable numbers from past decades; is the question itself entirely new?
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still, one would have the lingering sense that the winner would start out with a larger than usual contingent rooting against her administration for nonideological reasons. but perhaps one must trust in the passage of time...
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