Political Punch

Jake, thank you for sharing this story. Amazing to have gone to school with so many accomplished women. I just wish we were going to have an accomplished woman as president. I don't think I will see it in my lifetime.

No Democrat has been elected without winning WV since 1916. BIll Clinton won WV twice. Gore lost WV which cost him the election. KY has voted for the winning candidate since 1964.

Electoral college landslide ahead.

What's going on here Jake? It's okay for posters to twist your commentary into a "Hillary is being repressed by men" post, but to rebut them gets you deleted?

I stand by my argument, linking Hillary Clinton to the Women's movement is insulting to a lot of women. She may be great, but she's hardly the best of all women, not even close really.

We can do better, and to claim that her success her failure is only about her gender and not her SERIOUS character and judgement flaws is an insult to DECENT women leaders everywhere, as well as the generations of women who've worked so hard for women's rights in the past.

Let this post stand please, prove to me you're not just deleting anything that doesn't support Clinton.

Prove the source of your quote, first and foremost. Anyone can claim a candidate said anything. Prove it. With video or audio preferably. Otherwise it is heresay.

Secondly, Um... those two states ARE NOT like most of America.

In fact, the whole "white voters overwhelmingly for Clinton" phenom is not at all representative of the entire nation.

Different states vote differently.

If a few states don't like him, is he wrong to point out that they are not indicative of the rest of us?

What's the problem here?

Oh, I see, it's okay to tell the northeast and the West Coast or folks in major cities that they're vote is out of touch with America and that they are not the REAL AMERICA, but to say otherwise is insulting?

You degrade all women and the progress they've made when you claim Hillary as the poster child for sexist oppression.

She is not the best of women.

She is a great woman, but not the best.

She has serious strengths, but also some very serious character and judgement flaws.

Claims of media and political bias aside, Hillary is losing because she's not the best candidate.

I can name at least 50 women that would be vastly superior candidates to any of the three still running. (it should be noted I'd be hard pressed to make the same claim about men.)

When you put Hillary Clinton on the pinnacle of the Women's Movement, you downgrade what women are capable of being to her level. I seriously doubt that the generations of women who've given and suffered so much would be thrilled at her being labeled the proud final product of all of their hardship and work.

Her accomplishment, even getting this far in our sexist society, is awe-inspiring and encouraging, granted.

However don't tell me you can't imagine a better candidate.

Women can do better, America can do better.

A LOT better.

Women have been underestimated all their lives and had to work a little harder just to prove themselves.

But blacks have faced the prejudgeous and have for years. So it looks like Hillary and Obama are on the same track. Good luck to whomever wins, and let's unit. All this talk about staying home or voting for McCain is just what we don't need.

When we look back at the people we knew in gradeschool and are not surprised that some of the accomplished alumni were women then we have made progress.

The election and the media coverage of Hillary Clinton makes me realize we have far to go.

Jake, this has not been like any other election so far. And the woman the media has been insisting should "go away" speaks for many of us. What do you think will happen when she goes?

I live in Texas. We will definitely go Red now since the Hispanic vote that Hillary energized will not go to Obama. But of the people I know that voted for Hillary at least 75% will not vote for Obama. Most plan on staying home not voting McCain. These are not changable people...with the exception of one good old boy who will vote Republican anyway....

I am assuming that a similar process is going on with 16 million Hillary voters right now. Although the media is downplaying this very interesting phenomona I believe that my friends may be a fair reflection of what will happen in Nov. Most have degrees and one is Hispanic..at least 2 voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004.....I believe that out of 15 people Obama will only get about 5 votes...3 say they will vote for him and 2 probably will.

This has not been like any other election. I do believe that Obama will have a problem if he only gets about half of Hillary's voters...especially if 1/4 of them actually defect to McCain.

My grade school classmates are mostly in jail.

Great tribute to four great women. No doubt the early emphasis in their schooling was pivotal to their success, and yours, Jake. Thanks for sharing this. You were one very lucky kid.

Why do girls need "feminist" schooling to be hard working achievers?? No doubt, gender bias-free schooling is great. But I find it a little problematic that you place the impetus for their success on something related to feminism. And you say you're taking a break from politics! ;)

ah yes the east coat mafia gives itself a pat on the back. how charming. how amazing and accomplished you all are

I really thought you would write about your Mother.

I cleared the way at all state in the under writing div. First of about twenty women .

to bad we don't ever give enogh to be respected .

It's great that you them and recognize their achievements.

very sweet
sen. clinton was one of the modern time feminist clearing the path for all young women that came after her.
and she is still clearing the way.