So guys who support Palin or Bachmann are simply thinking with their little heads?
Pretty damning accusation...go ahead and make your case.
While you're at it, why don't you defend what appears to be your misogynist tendencies?
When you accuse others of viewing women through an exclusively sexual lens, you seem to be projecting.
I challenge you to find any person who is unattractive and/or male, who has received anything like the unquestioning devotion heaped upon the likes of Palin, Bachmann, O'Donnell, and a few others.... well, I guess there was Ross Perot....
Nor are you likely to find threads on other politicians, that routinely include flattering pictures of that person, nor comments about how attractive that person is -- expressed, moreover, as something of a recommendation for higher office.
One must also note that there is often a fierce protectiveness about Ms. Palin, especially, that seems oddly placed for a politician who is expected to play hardball ... and I think it's because she's female.
While you're at it, why don't you defend what appears to be your misogynist tendencies?
It's hardly "misogynist" to judge a candidate based on record, achievements, and demonstrated mastery of both issues and ideas. And on those counts, Sarah Palin is not much more impressive than Obama (she just plays to a different choir).
So, how to explain the ardent support given to these women? By this point, it seems appropriate to apply a healthy cynicism about motives; and to be quite honest, it's difficult to imagine that they'd enjoy the same support if they were unattractive.
When you accuse others of viewing women through an exclusively sexual lens, you seem to be projecting.
Just calling it like I see it.