Reply #74: I believe that you are talking about the perception [View All]

of her that might affect Dean's chances, and not your personal view that she is unfit to be First Lady. While I'm not sure I agree, I remember how Theresa Heinz Kerry was used against Kerry during the runup to '04. You may have a point because americans have shown time and time again that they like to see a woman in the white house and the more domesticated, the better. Hillary Clinton was despised for being intelligent, educated and outspoken. Laura Bush actually has a reasonable approval rating for no reason that I can possibly envision, unless it's pity and Hillary surely earned that too but didn't get any.

It is important when considering candidates that we look not only how the most progressive of us might view him/her, but also how the candidate will be viewed by the most regressive voter. In that spirit, it is worth considering what you say.