High Time for a Superior Woman

ALBANY, NY (03/07/2008)(readMedia)-- The National Organization for Women-NYS and its many statewide chapters have received numerous calls and emails from women and men promising that in the November election they will not cast their votes for anyone but Senator Hillary Clinton. This surge of communications comes at a time when the roll of superdelegates is being debated in the press and media.

In voting at the Democratic Convention, superdelegates should recall that the post-9/11 fight for New York State funds was an unprecedented task. In those extraordinary circumstances Hillary Clinton truly went to bat for New Yorkers. That date marked the most devastating attack on US soil in our history. But Clinton’s experience, knowledge, and resourcefulness shone through in her crucial decisions for those awful times. And as far as military preparedness is concerned, Clinton’s huge bank of supporters happens to include an impressive number of notable generals who believe she is the very best candidate to deal with any war-time crisis.

In light of these undisputed facts, the Democratic superdelegates should certainly be very mindful of the aforementioned calls and emails coming in to NOW-NYS, all from voters declaring that if Obama wins the Democratic nod, they will either vote for McCain or write in Hillary's name. These usually loyal democrats have made it clear that they will not vote for Obama. They are infuriated that a woman with exemplary qualifications could be supplanted by a man with limited experience and scant qualifications.

Sexism in the media and statements by political pundits, some even from Democratic leaders, has contributed greatly to the attempts to diminish Clinton. The same phenomenon is building up her opponent who is largely unknown and untried. Furthermore, this meteoric elevation of an unexamined candidate has sparked resentment and anger from a huge portion of the New York constituency. It has been further suggested by callers that if Obama's supporters are so anxious for Party unity, they should convince him to drop out because Hillary Clinton has won all the big states a candidate needs to take the Presidency.

Women make up two thirds of the Democratic Party. Throughout history they have supported mediocre male candidates. It is very much high time for the Party and its superdelegates to support a superior woman.

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