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To: SilentZ who wrote (280083)	3/14/2006 11:31:59 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1574177

It's a lot harder when you start out with the deck stacked against you... women didn't even have the right to vote until 150 years into this country's existence, and that makes for quite the psychological backlog against women in office. It doesn't help that we do remain largely misogynistic in this country (no, not in the same way Arab countries are). There is a large percentage of women in this country that is brainwashed against women being in power (see Ann Coulter), and there are no men who think men shouldn't be in power, so men get quite the headstart in every election. I don't buy much of these claims. 150 years is plenty of time to change views of people - heck, that's about 6-7-8 generations of behavior. French today like Germans, whereas 60 years ago they hated them. I have never heard or seen Ann Coulter, so I don't really know what you're talking about there. I think most Americans are "brainwashed" to believe that the most capable should be in power. Whether the people in power fit that description I don't even want to bring up, but I think the number of voters who chose a candidate primarily based on their sex are in the minority.

To: SilentZ who wrote (280083)	3/14/2006 12:40:11 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574177

"There is a large percentage of women in this country that is brainwashed against women being in power (see Ann Coulter), and there are no men who think men shouldn't be in power, so men get quite the headstart in every election." That's a re-education problem for the women who aren't brainwashed. Many men will vote for the right woman. The problem for Amy is getting enough of her fellow women to vote for them, and getting enough women to run for office.