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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWas Ready for A Woman President in 1984....
Voted for Mondale/Ferraro.
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Was Ready for A Woman President in 1984.... (Original Post)
Billsmile
Feb 2016
OP
If it makes you feel better, none of the other Green candidates have either...
brooklynite
Feb 2016
#6
villager
(26,001 posts)1. I was ready when Shirley Chisholm ran! nt.
noretreatnosurrender
(1,890 posts)3. Me too
Unbossed and Unbought!
noretreatnosurrender
(1,890 posts)2. Me Too
Gerry Ferraro.
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)4. Jill Stein
ran in 2012 and did not get much support
brooklynite
(94,598 posts)6. If it makes you feel better, none of the other Green candidates have either...
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)7. I'm not sure
but I believe both the Democrats and the Republicans have manipulated the rules so third parties have become obsolete.
white_wolf
(6,238 posts)9. I'm not sure it's intentional..
so much as it is a natural outcome of our winner take all election system. I firmly believe proportional representation is the way to go, but we'd have to amend the constitution.
brooklynite
(94,598 posts)5. Ferraro was an uninspiring Congresswoman and an uninspiring VP candidate
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)10. Hmmm.... kind of like Hillary.
An uninspiring senator and an uninspiring presidential candidate.
#NoWeCant
brooklynite
(94,598 posts)13. Clinton won two Senate elections...Ferraro lost two Senate nominations...
...but I'm sure you can some up with some more insults.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)14. This and and the post about Chisolm is how I see it. n/t
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)11. So was I - I voted for Mondale/Ferraro-
but I can wait some more.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)12. That ticket got my vote./nt