She’s not ‘Soccer Mommy’ at all. Women don’t like women who look like serious threats to their steal their husband or boyfriend, especially if they are significantly better looking, in better shape, and better maintained than they are.
‘Soccer Mommy’ is more like Rachel Ray, attractive but more cute than anything else. A little chubby. Pleasant, the type that says ‘no problem’ and picks up another soccer mom’s kids at school. Pleasant but ultimately non-threatening to her status quo.
Soccer moms hate women that look like Blackburn do in their mid 50s. If she says “I was speaking to your husband at a recent cocktail party over at the firm...,” those words send a chill down the spine of the typical middle aged woman who let herself go a bit. To their minds she is a threat to their status quo,
Anyone who thinks an attractive woman like her appeals to soccer moms is clueless when it comes to what makes that particular animal tick.
Just the facts. ;-)
I guess your analogy might apply to the president/vice president of the PTA (or not). But I seriously doubt that it would extend to a national election. She wouldn’t be where she is in her state if that were the fact.
I think that a woman running with McCain would bring a lot of votes. Sadly, a lot of women will vote for a woman, regardless of who she is (think Hillary). I am a gal, so I say this with much sadness. I don’t know much about this lady or her street creds.
McCain needs youth and vigor as a running mate. Off hand, I really can’t think of a good man OR woman I’m comfortable with.