How do Gender and Race Play in Politics?
As Senator Hillary Clinton's presidential hopes continue to limp along, recent comments by former vice presidential candidate and (now resigned) Clinton fundraiser Geraldine Ferraro about Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama continue to fester.
Ferraro, the only woman ever nominated by a major party for either of the top two U.S. political offices, further divided a Democratic party preparing to nominate its first woman or African American as president with her comments to a California newspaper. "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept," Ferraro said.
The latest debacle comes on the heels of last month's gender divide. On the eve of the super-Tuesday primary, more than 100 New York feminist leaders released a joint statement criticizing Clinton and supporting Obama for president.
How much will gender and race really mean in the next election? Can Clinton really bank on the support of women? Recently, CFIF Corporate Counsel & Senior Vice President Renee Giachino and Jessica Echard, Executive Director of Eagle Forum, the conservative grassroots organization founded by Phyllis Schlafly in 1972, discussed these questions and more.
What follows is the interview originally recorded at the CPAC Conference in Washington, D.C. and heard on "Your Turn -- Meeting Nonsense With Commonsense" on WEBY 1330 AM, Northwest Florida's talk radio. ...[Listen to the interview here.]