Posted on 08/29/2010 7:12:13 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
Mrs Palin is not running for office, but her vice presidential candidacy in 2008 as an anti-abortion, mother-of-five from a conventional background has played a central role in persuading more women with similar outlooks to step into the limelight.
Often controversial, outspoken and resolutely Right-wing, Republican women are beginning to overhaul the image of the party.
After its heavy losses in 2008 to the Democrats, the Grand Old Party was written off as too male, too old and too out of touch.
A record 140 women have competed in Republican primaries for the House of Representatives and the Senate this year, almost double the number in 2008. Once the primaries are completed in mid-September, the final tally of female candidates is also set to exceed previous levels, according to party officials.
Mrs Palin and others, like Michele Bachmann and Marsha Blackburn, both relative newcomers to the House of Representatives, have provided role models for conservative women that didn't use to exist, she said.
"They are not clones of Sarah Palin, but they have far more in common with her than with Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi or Barbara Boxer," said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B Anthony List, which supports anti-abortion female candidates, referring to the Democratic Party's three leading female liberals.
"They tend to come from traditional backgrounds. They have had kids, maybe gone back to work and are now in a third act of life running for office," said Mrs Dannenfelser, who paid tribute to the feminist movement of the 70s and 80s for breaking down barriers that conservative women have taken much longer to traverse.
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LOL. I do better behind the scenes.
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And a very fine job at that.
You’re right! It is! Great comparison. It would be fun to see those two famous photos side by side!
“LOL. I do better behind the scenes.”
Hey thats my line. As you know I rarely post in public but private you can’t shut me up. :)
LOL. I meant, I love to work “in” campaings for others.
I used to be very good at it. I might get back into on a serious basis. It all depends on what Sarah decides.
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LOL @ Clyde5445.
We maintain an ongoing conservasation...lol.
Yes it would. Maybe one of our more talented Freepers will provide one. LOL. Mussolini was my first thought the first time I saw that snooty stance with the chin sticking out. Do you think he maybe practiced it in a mirror to make sure he looked authentic? LOL.
"There isn't really a place for moderate Republican women on the national scene at the moment, which is a shame," said Erin Vilardi of the non-partisan White House Project. "To include more women the party needs to open up even more."
You mean like Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe? No thank you. They are two of the principal reasons the Republican Party is no longer in the majority.
That "Daily Telegraph woman", Maggie Thatcher, probably called 'em up and whispered in their ear. LOL.
Our current female leadership seems to have all of the backbone and none of the liberalism that infects the “good old boys”.
LLS
And it goes to show that we ‘white’ people are not racist, we are just selective in the political beliefs of our candidates. Charlotte took 61% of the GOP vote, she had 2 very ineffective white male opponents.
Pissant is greatly saddened..........
Ha ha! Thank you for that! Obama actually out does him in the snooty, arrogant, narcissistic pose.
“What a maroon!”
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