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During this morning's news report of the Primary Day returns, I learned that New Mexico will elect a female Governor come November! In each of the candidate's acceptance speeches, they spoke very sternly about their opposition. I couldn't help but think how unnatural it was to watch. We are more accustomed to see women supporting other women, instead of them to go at each others' jugulars! It will be interesting to watch the campaign tactics that both women use as they prepare for November 2.
FYI - NM results are historical - it's ONLY the "third woman-against-woman gubernatorial general election" race (see link in Title). Shocking...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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I actually think that it is a good thing that these women are going after each other in the same way that they would go after their opponent if it were a man. If our premise is that we want men and women to be equal in the political forum, why do we blush when women attack each other as adversaries typically do?
I agree with you that it will be interesting to watch this race and see the tactics that they use and how/whether they differ from tactics that a male candidate may have used.
At the end of the day, the next female Governor of NM will be a woman, which is something that I think we should all applaud as progress.
Ilana, I completely agree with your comment about the tone of the arguments being a sign of good change! Like you said, women need to embrace their strength and voice during political campaigns- and how they approach their opponent is a big part of this. In this case, NM is a great example of progress.
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