Katha Pollitt Knows Dom?
Small world…
Are there feminist Hillary supporters who hate Obama so much they’ll vote for McCain just to show the Democratic Party how ticked off they are? Yes, and I get e-mails from all five of them. Seriously, I’m sure there are female Hillary Clinton voters who will go for John McCain in the general election, but I don’t think too many of them will be feminists. Because to vote for McCain, a feminist would have to be insane. Let me rephrase that: she would have to believe that the chief–indeed the only–goal of the women’s movement is to elect Clinton, not to promote women’s rights. A vote for McCain would be the ultimate face-spiting nose-cutoff. Take that, women’s equality!
The Nation Via Kos
Jason, go read Dom’s new post at DWA. Very impressive.
OK, just so I’ve got this straight, the very same women who angrily accused HRC supporters of voting for her just because she’s a woman now wanting us to vote for Obama just because we are women. What’s that bitter taste in my mouth? Oh, it’s just irony.