Women: how important is any female candidate on a ticket in your vote?

Question

The question is self-explanatory. I don't want it to be partisan. I just want to measure the effect of Palin as VP, and what Hillary would have been as VP.

Is a female making history less important, equally as important, or more important, than the issues in your vote?

Answer 1

Women are individuals. I like Hillary because of what she stands for. Palin couldn't be more opposite if she tried. I really believe that had Obama picked Hillary then McCain would have picked someone else. He seems to think women will for for any woman

Answer 2

Depends on who the woman is--just putting a woman on doesn't make that much a difference.

MCCain under estimates the judgment of women.

Answer 3

for me having a female in power is scarry because the world will view us as weak i love women but i do not want them to lead  as for hillary NO WAY

Answer 4

SOME women only wanted Hillary to win the Democratic nomination for president because she was a woman, and that's why they voted for her.  But to me, and for everybody, it SHOULDN'T be about a person's race or s*x, but what they stand for and believe in, and whether you agree with that candidate's stances on the issues.

Answer 5

not about the gender, it's about what they stand for

Answer 6

Zero importance, unless they pay my mortgage, give me a 40% pay rise and let gas prices reduce to $1.80.

Need real feminist and experienced women like Democrat's Ferraro, Hillary Clinton, Carol Moseley-Brown, Republic Connie Rice etc not just any one for the Old sexist in Washington to play with. How insulting for Hillary to work soo hard these past 18 months and then a beauty pageant steal the show and get the award.

Answer 7

uh it doesnt really matter much to me. its all about the issues.

example:

palin - hates g**s and free choice ,but loves guns

clinton - loves g**s and free choice, but hates guns

so that makes that choice pretty clear.

Answer 8

As much as I'd love to see a woman get that far, if it doesn't happen this time (and this time around I hope not), I'm not going to care all that much.

I'm not a huge Hillary fan, but had she gotten farther I'd have supported her. And the Republicans can forget about getting my vote, I don't care who's on the ticket.

Edit: Besides, I'm in Delaware and when Biden was running he was my first pick, to see a person from here first since it's likely to be much more rare than a woman someday getting it. I'm just glad Biden is back in a way.

Answer 9

to me it's about the issues and what the PERSON represents...a MAN or a WOMAN can end up s******g us over...I just want the best person in office.

Answer 10

I don't care if the person i vote for is white,blue,black, orange,man female, as long as i think they will care for my country as i would. i honestly think we are all screwed anyway.  

Answer 11

doesnt mean a thing to me...i look at it like im looking for someone i feel is going to do a good job..i dont think race or s*x should come into play....

Answer 12

I vote on the issues, regardless of the gender of the candidates.  

That said, I am excited that Senator Clinton was a viable presidential candidate and I'm excited that Gov. Palin is a vice-presidential nominee.  

I'm able to separate the two.  I think this election, regardless of how it ends, will be considered by history to be a major turning point in American politics.

We're witnessing history.  This is stuff that our great-grandchildren will be studying in school.

Now, THAT is exciting!

Answer 13

I go for issues and I agree with Palin's policies, so it's a win win.

Answer 14

What should be important is what each candidate will do for America if elected, not making history by being the first black president or the first woman vice president (that could end up the first woman president any time later).  Unfortunately, some people are more concerned about making history than actually weighing the positives against the negatives for each candidate.  Either way, history has been made with Obama already and if McCain wins history will be made with him (Palin isn't the first woman on a VP ticket; Geraldine A. Ferraro ran with Walter Mondale in 1984 against Ronald Regan and George H.W. Bush),

Answer 15

Here is what a member of her own party said, a conservative Republican Joe Scarborough, a former Republican congressman, for once he got it exactly right: "If John McCain's campaign thinks he can get Hillary Clinton voters by choosing Palin it is condescending and insulting to women and it is a terrible political faux pax. You don't break through a glass ceiling because of gender or race, you do it on the basis of ability,experience, intelligence and judgment -- all qualities that Governor Palin either sorely lacks or has yet to demonstrate This is a stunt pick that is an insult to truly qualified women like Hillary Clinton or Kay Bailey Hutchison and, by extension, to all women"

Answer 16

Was never any issue for me...

Answer 17

The most important thing to me is where a candidate stands on the issues. Gender doesn't really play any important factor to me. The person should have some experience in government and policies especially foreign policies.

Answer 18

itz very cool as long as itz not a clinton.....  what do they think this is. camelot??  pleas.......

Answer 19

Oh it will be great for any woman to attain that office.But the man does not have my future in sight.There is a big difference between wanting and doing what is best for the country as a whole.If we do not start soon to treat this country as a whole,and not just a good place for some we are going to be in serious trouble as a country.We are only as strong as our people.And as weak as our division.