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    Michigan Republicans must look towards the future to win | 37 comments (37 topical, 0 hidden)
    There needs to be a balance and drop stereotypes (none / 0) (#12)
    by Michigan Redneck on Thu Apr 23, 2009 at 02:13:36 AM EST
    I do agree with this post, to a point.  Being an unmarried thirty something woman, when I have tried to get involved in Republican politics at the grassroots level, I think many in the party don't know what to think of Conservative women who are not married.  Many have stereotypes in the back of their heads.  Unmarried women past college age must be enviro-freak-pro-choice-feminist-lesbians.  Or so the thinking goes.  Or maybe they are just at the meetings to find a man.  When Republicans see unmarried women at meetings they aren't the none too friendly.
    I think it starts with meeting and greeting these women to find out what and why they are really trying to get involved.  Many may be surprised to find out that we believe in hard work, struggle to get by yet refuse to take handouts, are pro-life Christians and don't have ticking biological clocks.
    As for the exacted number of 50% women candidates, it should not be a quota.  It needs to start at accepting Conservative minded women at the grassroots level.  Then work from there.  If it's 50% then so be it.  If it's less then so be it.  If it's more then so be it.  But the main issue is drop stereotypes.
    Women can be conservative without the "perfect" husband, 2.3 kids, Yellow Lab, two car garage, white picket fence and SUV.

    Michigan Republicans must look towards the future to win | 37 comments (37 topical, 0 hidden)
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