MI-WDIV: Whitmer +14

[junior chįmp]

Hopefully this is enough to flip the state legislature

[junior chįmp]

A year ago Democratic insiders were wringing their hands saying Whitmer was doomed and we needed to find a man to run for Governor. My how times have changed.

This was nonsense then and is nonsense now. MI already elected a female governor twice, in 2002 and 2006. And Whitmer seems to run a strong campaign. Most voters don't care about gender. At least not those who vote or might vote Democratic. Same on male Democratic incumbents or candidates. If they're doomed, it's not because of gender.

Honestly, at this point it may in fact be the case that as long as you're a Democrat, it's better electorally to be Female than it is to be Male.

In primaries generally, yeah. But plenty of men have beat women in competitive primaries this year as well: Gillum, Lipinski, Walt Maddox, Mike Levin, Jared Polis, Ige, Case, Casten, Hubbell, Walz, Sisolak, Horsford, Scott Wallace come to mind. It’s hardly as big a penis penalty as Hemorrhoid claims

The fact that one has to strain for examples kind of proves my point. Unqualified women have been winning up and down for no other reason than who they are regardless of how progressive they are via-à-vis the more qualified man (with AOC being a huge exception that proves the rule).  When are people gonna wake up to the Bosse-types owning the Dem party at this point? No men will be left in the party in two decades the more they keep up these antics.

Calm down