Reply #97: From her website:

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http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=3719




"WOMEN ARE KEY:
Hillary is winning this race and her lead has been built on a strong base of women supporters. Women make up 54% of all voters and an even larger percentage of Democratic primary voters, making them a critical voting bloc that will help propel Hillary to victory in November 2008."



To me, that entire press release smacks of exploitation. Did they say the word exploit? Of course not, but it is certainly implied.

I don't blame her for trying to get every vote she can..hell she'd be a fool not to. But what I resent, is the implication that I'm supposed to vote for her because I'm female, or the implication that I WILL vote for her because she's female....as though I have no ability to examine a candidate for the issues that matter most to me. It pisses me off when it's assumed I will vote "Male candidate X" because he's "handsome". I don't like it when the pundits do it, I don't like it when campaign workers do it, and I don't like it when the candidates themselves do it. If you want my vote you gotta'earn it. It's not an award because you are a female, or your mother was from Mexico, or your dad was a coal-miner or any other bullshit reason.