"No more dynasties"--for women, that is

[janterry]

128. I'm a feminist

but I'm not all that interested in Chelsea Clinton running for office. Nor, by the way, am I interested in any number of other people running for office.

As I've written elsewhere, I'd vote for her if she were the liberal choice. She's liberal. But my preference is that folks work their way through the political system. If I could dream up a candidate, I'd select one who had experience in community organizing (aka Obama) or social service. I'd love to see someone who has real 1:1 experience working with people in our cities or in our rural communities. I want someone with a background in helping people implement change in their life. Other routes to public office might be in public policy implementation.

There are a range of reasons why someone might want a particular person to run for office - or, in this case, not. It's not all about sexism.

Frankly, the reason famous offspring of politicians get tapped for office is that they have political and financial connections. This is NOT the system that I want. Of course, I get why this is - money and influence are important - but you're not going to hear me applaud.