Here is the link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/…
The thesis of the article seems to be that there was a silent, vast, lurking number of fed-up women, mostly “white” who have been energized, validated, and are being brought into political activism – many for the first time – by Sarah Palin.
The premise seems to be that this, too, is historic and may have an impact equal or greater to Barack Obama’s impact on minorities, college students, and those who wish to reclaim the concept of government that acts to care for the infrastructure, the environment, and education [among other priorities] rather than help the rich get richer.
Barack stands for the idea that government exists to serve, protect, and enhance by maintaining and improving the infrastructure and providing quality education [among other things].
Despite the Washington Post article, I find it hard to understand Sarah Palin’s appeal to the demographic profiled in this article.
Maybe someone can help me out – after all, I am an older, working white women, married, with children who has taken multiple financial hits due to both institutionalized sexism in the work world, and the Neocon and Neogilded age agenda. I thought I was the “right demographic” to find Palin appealing – but I don’t.
I am a fed up white woman, and my fed up white women friends (including some Republicans up in NH) are voting for Obama.
and how they think electing McCain will help to alleviate the unsatisfactory situation in question?
Apparently you are NOT the “right” demographic. It’s amusing how some people think sub groups of society can be segregated and categorized like lab mice. The true appeal of Sarah Palin may be for people who felt like neither candidate was appealing to them. Maybe they thought BO was too liberal and didn’t represent their needs while JM was too conservative so they became a group of dis-interested woman.
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p>Suddenly there was a woman whom they could identify with who sounded like she cared about issues like being a working woman raising children and NOT being affluent. She was a PTA, hockey mom who didn’t go to Wellsley… she clipped coupons, is nursing a baby and has a son going to Iraq.
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p>But I think the most important factor is the “new” people who like Sarah don’t “love” or “hate” either party’s nominee. The lovers of Obama (maybe you AmberPaw) have such a strong desire for him to win cannot possibly see why you would vote for Sarah. The people who “HATE” McCain cannot get past this hatred to vote for JM.
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p>She appeals to the undecided, open minded cross section of voters who have not found either party candidate meeting their needs. I’ve often heard when people vote for the someone.. “all other things being equal, I’ll vote for the Irish (fill in your race, gender…) person” and I think Sarah has swung these undecided but will never get the women who Love Obama or Hate McCain.