Women, for a Change?

I was excited to see the article, "Women, for a Change?" in the Metro Express daily paper today! The article was about disgruntled voters shifting their votes to favor more women candidates this upcoming election cycle. The article was very positive and referenced many strong women candidates from gubernatorial to state and u.s. races. Each of the females discussed in the article have a very good chance of winning and taking office. Debbie Walsh stated, "Many women are running and taking advantage of this moment in the political sphere."

This article reminded me of a conversation that we had in class two weeks ago about common values found in women are more appealing to voters and put candidates at a better vantage point. Values such as putting others first, better health care, support for women and children, volunteerism, etc. Voters want to get rid of the harsh, hardball politicians, giving women a obvious vantage point. At first I didn't know if I agreed with the discussion of "women's values" having a greater voter appeal, but after reading the article and thinking about what citizens are currently basing their votes on, I have changed my mind.

I am excited for the upcoming elections and I think that their will be a much greater presence of the women holding office. This will cause many of the hot-button issues to change. My guess and hope is that it will be more focused on what the American people want and need, and move away from the partisan fights and finger pointing. I think this will help soften voters disdain for the current political culture, and help build trust in the system again.