Accessed Monday, September 8 at 7:00 am
When Senator McCain chose Governor Palin as his running mate he added the subject of gender to the election. In the past, there has always been the issue of a woman being too emotional or with too many responsibilities to become a president. This article entitled, "Fusing Politics and Motherhood in a New Way," clearly puts that theory to rest where Palin is concerned. She was afraid when she discovered she was pregnant that the people of Alaska would think that she would take too much time off. After traveling ten hours home and then giving birth to Trig Paxton Van Palin one month early, she returned to work only three days later. Where many women in politics try to seperate their children and work, Palin embraces the two together.
The article overall places the emphasis on Palin's humanity versus other women in politics (say, Hilary Clinton maybe?) She even has a baby crib in her Anchorage office. Critics of the Republican ticket could use all of this to to swing it to the left if needed, stating the age old phrase that women are too emotional to be considered on the presidential ticket. But when it comes down to it, this article seems to be more for Republicans than Democrats.
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It is very interesting how much the spotlight has fallen onto Palin's new baby. I feel that they should leave her alone about family issues and focus more one what she is going to do as a vice president if McCain is elected. Sexism needs to be addressed in this election. It has been running rampant since Hillary Clinton and is now finally starting to be addressed, because a Republican is feeling its effects.
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