Were not a monolithic voting bloc swayed by our feelings
By Charlotte Hays
I want to zero in on one of the explosive revelations from former Democratic National Committee head Donna Braziles new book. I find Braziles revelations of the Democratic Partys paternalistic attitude
about women quite revealing.
Brazile writes that after Hillary Clinton collapsed at a 9/11 memorial event she considered replacing Clinton and veep candidate Tim Kaine on the Democratic ticket with Vice President Joe Biden and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker.
She thought the Clinton campaign looked doomed and that a Biden-Booker ticket had a better chance at defeating Donald Trump.
Its impossible to know the outcome of such an unheard of move (though Brazile says that the DNC head could do it) or even if Brazile seriously considered doing so.
But her rationale for not doing so is revealing:
Ultimately the former DNC head says I thought of Hillary and all the women in the country who were so proud of and excited about her.
I could not do this to them."
Whatever else this says it speaks volumes about the Democratic Partys view of women.
There are many reasons not to step in and remove candidates from a national presidential ticket in the midst of the campaign but I submit that Braziles rationalization makes women look like simpletons.
They are proud and excited but how about something other than an emotional response? Dont women actually think Ms. Brazile?
Many women moreover did get
past the emotional blackmail attempted by the Clinton campaign and surrogates such as Madeleine Albright and found themselves supporting other candidates. It happens Ms. Brazile were not a monolithic voting bloc swayed totally by our feelings.
Thanks Ms. Brazile for what promises to be one of the most riveting political books in recent years but no thanks for treating women as hopeless emotional Hillary sops who could not be swayed by reason.
But hey Democrats are all about blaming others nowadays and why not blame women for your not making a change that you believe could have saved the country from a man you do not consider
qualified to be president.
Charlotte Hays is Independent Womens Forums Senior Editor & Director of Cultural Programs. A former correspondent for the National Catholic Register and a feature writer at The Washington Times Hays has appeared on cable television programs such as Politically Incorrect C-Spans Washington Journal and PBSs To the Contrary.
