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HEARTFELDT POLITICS BLOG:
Where Politics Gets Personal
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Why "Heartfeldt"? Politics is always ultimately personal. In fact, I chose the tagline “Heartfeldt” for this political blog for a very personal reason. Scroll down to the bottom of this page to find out why..and post your comments on the way.
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SATURDAY MORNING COFFEE QUESTIONS ON WOMEN AND VOTING POWER
I've been interviewed many times over the years by AP reporter David Crary, and he always does a great job of capturing sensitive and complex cultural issues that many other journalists can only simplify into polarized extremes.
His byline article today, in which he also interviews several of my most esteemed colleagues and fondest friends-with whom I don't necesarily agree on this issue--is no exception.
Feminists sharply divided between Clinton, Obama
NEW YORK (AP) — No constituency is more eager to see a woman win the presidency than America's feminists, yet — despite Hillary Rodham Clinton's historic candidacy — the women's movement finds itself wrenchingly divided over the Democratic race as it heads toward the finish.
At breakfast forums, in op-ed columns, across the blogosphere, the debate has been heartfelt and sometimes bitter. Are the activist women supporting front-runner Barack Obama betraying their gender? Are Clinton's feminist backers mired in an outdated, women's-liberation mind-set?
Read the rest of the article here... and tell me a) what you think and b) so what you think women ought to do, not about this disagreement necessarily but about using our voting power?
Gloria Feldt
in Hillary Clinton, presidential elections, women in politics, voting behavior, obama, progressive, feminism, women, intergenerational, David Crary
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SHOULD HILLARY QUIT? DEFINITELY NOT.
So my Los Angeles liberal friend called while I was on the treadmill this morning. She helped me get an especially good workout today. In fact, I got so worked up I was panting.
LALF: What about your girlfriend?
(I didn’t have to ask her who she meant.)
Me: It’s highly unlikely she’ll prevail at this point, but she ought to stay in the race through the rest of the primaries. Let the process run its course. Then the winner can win with honor and the loser can lose with honor and they can join hands with dignity to go defeat John McCain in November. I hope on the same ticket, but even if not, they’ll work together.
LALF: But that’s not what people are saying out here. They’re all screaming for Hillary to quit.
Me: They wouldn’t stop a football game in the last quarter just because their team was winning. Why would they want to stop the presidential primary before the last states have voted?
LALF: Everybody says she should get out now. And you know how we used to love Bill…
Gloria Feldt
in Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, presidential elections, politics, women in politics, voting behavior, republicans, democrats, leadership, obama, feminism, punditmom, John McCain
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THE BIGGEST WINNERS IN INDIANA DON'T EVEN LIVE THERE
I just guest-posted this commentary on PunditMom's "Mothers of Invention" column. Much will be said about last night's primaries, but I always try to follow hockey star Wayne Gretsky's advice, something like: "I don't skate toward where the hockey puck is. I skate toward where the hockey puck is going to be."
Who are these women? Read on....
Sometimes when you win, you lose.
That’s the lesson of the Indiana primary.
What is winning? In the latest polls, Hillary is besting John McCain by more than Barack Obama in a general election hypothetical matchup.
Gloria Feldt
in Hillary Clinton, presidential elections, women in politics, democrats, obama, punditmom, John McCain, Tim Russert, Emerge AZ, Chris Matthews, Chuck Todd
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ONE MEMBER OF MEDIA APOLOGIZES TO HILLARY
IN HIS NPR BLOG "POLITICAL JUNKIE", Ken Rudin says he wishes he hadn't compared Hillary Clinton to Glenn Close's character, the villainous stalker who wouldn't die in Fatal Attraction. You have to scroll down to nearly the bottom of his column "The Democrats' Fight to the Finish" to find it, but it's there, claiming of course that he was misunderstood and by the way, was sooo distressed about the tone of some of the responses he received. Poor baby.
Nevertheless, it's a start at righting a serious wrong. Here's what Rudin said:
Gloria Feldt
in presidential elections, politics, women in politics, media, Sexism in media,