Posted by
Always To The Right on Friday, August 29, 2008 11:16:32 PM
How does the first female VP candidate feel about the second? Geraldine
Ferraro says that many women feel disaffected by the way Hillary
Clinton got treated by the Democratic Party and the media — and they
will appreciate an opportunity to support a historic ticket
Sarah Palin made explicit reference to Hillary Clinton’s remark
about “18 million cracks in the glass ceiling”, an overt reference to
the historic opportunity for women in this campaign. Will that convince
some of Hillary’s supporters to cross party lines? A large number of
them already seemed open to that possibility — and Palin certainly has
Ferraro intrigued.
Ferraro’s comments point up another potential land mine for Barack
Obama. The media may stoke all those leftover resentments if they try
to hit Palin hard in the next few weeks, which may drive off even more
women than otherwise.