joy@mit-vax.UUCP (Joy Hoppe) (07/16/84)
Unfortunately for Fritz, choosing a woman for Veep is not a totally
smart thing to do. According to pollsters, the place where he's
strongest, the south, has adverse reaction to a woman on the ticket.
In addition, NOW's policies, like gay rights for example, are being
put into the Democratic Party Platform---- and you can just imagine
what the reactions of the people in Dade County, Florida would think
of that! I agree with NOW's additions to the platform, but I'm saying
that enough people don't, making it politically unwise to adopt *all* of
their additions. And the addition of Geraldine Ferraro (although a
wonderful gesture) is not going to help Mondale win this one.
This has nothing whatsoever to do with whether or not I believe it's
"time" a woman was put up for V.P. (I do.) People are most likely
to vote their pocketbooks/wallets--- and what have the democrats done
for them lately? Be real, people. If the democrats are to beat the
present adminsitration, they have to have a man on the ticket. It cuts
down on the controversy. And, if you ask me, (yes, I know, you didn't :->)
Mondale didn't make too bad a choice in Ferraro, but there are many other
men that would have made MUCH better running mates, politically speaking.
Sorry to have to disagree with a woman on the ticket this time 'round,
but I'm doing so for purely practical reasons. (Do you REALLY want
4 more years of Ronnie & Nancy???)
joy
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