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Originally Posted by jewels
I see the trend and it's great to know you'd support a female candidate. I can see a value in most of the women you've supported, but is this to be interpreted to mean you support Palin because she's of the fairer sex? Or is this another evasion tactic? You did say you'd answer questions with honesty and directness, ya?
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My nature is that I would stand in defense of a female much sooner than I would a male if I feel she is being treated unfairly or is being attacked. A female would be better able to get me to listen to reason than a male. It would take less for me to trust a female than a male. Some consider me to be a chauvinist, but I am not - I sincerely believe in equal opportunity regardless of sex, but the truth is that females have an advantage with me given my personality. With that being said, Nancy Pelosi is a person and a type of person I could never support or defend. Her style is grating, like running your finger nail down a chalk board grating - that bit of a contradiction I can not explain.
{added} So, a direct answer to your question is yes. If Palin were male and everything else being equal, I might defend her a bit but not with the same vigor.