Do you think Palin hurth the female's chance to reach high office?

[maseman]

Obviously not forever or anything. But I think the Republican's choice to put Palin on the ticket actually hurth the chances for a female President for quite sometime. She was just awful.

[BklynChick]

1. I certainly don't think she helped

[GodlessBiker]

2. No way!

[blondeatlast]

3. Holy hell no. Not even in the Republican Party. It will hurt the chances of unqualified nutjobs

forever, though.

[justiceischeap]

4. Naw, I think most people are smart enough to know and see what her pick was all about

She was chosen as a token and many people, especially women, said, "Hell no!" If you're going to give us a woman, give us a smart woman. Then on the other side of the coin, the wingnuts loved her 'cause she was dumb just like them. If it hurt women on the Presidential level of politics, I think it did more harm to Repugs than Dems.

[phleshdef]

5. I disagree. There is no way she undid Hillary's work.

[LiberteToujours]

6. I don't think so

Maybe if Hillary hadn't preceded her and shown everyone that a woman could do it just as well as a man, Sarah could have done more damage. But since Hillary was there, I think most people just perceive Sarah Palin to be exceptionally unqualified as an individual, but not as a reflection on women in general.

[livetohike]

7. No. She was found to be unqualified by 60% of the voters.

People know when they see a qualified woman who is a candidate for President. She didn't hurt a qualified woman from seeking/attaining the office.

[treestar]

8. No, she only hurt Republican chances

Incompetent and unqualified are not limited to females. But females aren't immune from that either (Phailin being living proof)

[tazkcmo]

Nah n/t

[susanna]

9. You may have just answered your own question.

"She was just awful." :-)

I would have had no problem with an intelligent, accomplished woman being nominated. Palin was an utter insult to intelligent, accomplished women everywhere. Big backfire for the Republicans this year, but I do not think it will cost women high offices in the future.

[nini]

10. No, but ignornat dumbass winking fools are out moving forward

.

[Burma Jones]

11. Nope.....I think people are whispering in Kay Bailey Hutchison's ear even now.......

[meow2u3]

12. Palin is a token woman

If there were a real woman running instead of a mere token, we might have a female President or Vice-President.

[demmiblue]

13. She stood on the shoulders of fools, our dem women stand on the shoulders of giants!

Just because:

Marian Anderson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQnzb0Jj074

[demmiblue]

18. p.s. thank you Eleanor!

[rvablue]

14. Not one bit. She hurt the chances of cheap political stunt picks not to reach high office.

[frogmarch]

15. No. Palin doesn't personify all women.

[paparush]

16. Hell No. She will make a qualified, experienced woman shine like a diamond.

[sufrommich]

17. No more than Dan Quayle hurt a males chance. nt

[opihimoimoi]

19. Yup, she gave women a bad rap...bad name...she shouldn't have been chosen

[AlCzervik]

20. No, she hurt herself and i totally believe she lost votes for McCain. Palin reps only herself

and not women imho.

[bitchkitty]

21. No - the next qualified female who runs

can only be compared favorably to that ditz. The contrast will be in her (not Palin's) favor.

[Sewsojm]

22. Only if they happen to be from Alaska.

[avaistheone1]

24. True.

[woodsprite]

23. I don't think she hurt any competent female's chance.

Of course, the key word there is competent - not female - like some thought was the most important word during this election.

[Crunchy Frog]

25. No.

[alsame]

26. Hillary was the role model in this election cycle, Palin was a bad joke.

[kwolf68]

27. No

I think she hurt Dummies chances of reaching high office (George Dumbya notwithstanding)

[bigwillq]

28. No. Not at all.

Nope.

[whistler162]

29. Did Alan Keyes or Jesse Jackson hurt

President Elect Obama's chances at being elected?

No.

So the answer is no.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

30. "the female" ?

She only hurt one. Herself.

[yardwork]

31. No. I don't think it will make a difference among Democrats.

I don't care what the Republicans do. I hope they're out of power forever.

[NV Whino]

32. No

Anybody looks good after Palin.