{"id":115,"date":"2008-08-29T14:08:45","date_gmt":"2008-08-29T14:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/intentchopra\/2008\/08\/is-palin-supposed-to-attract-t.html"},"modified":"2008-08-29T14:08:45","modified_gmt":"2008-08-29T14:08:45","slug":"is-palin-supposed-to-attract-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/intentchopra\/2008\/08\/is-palin-supposed-to-attract-t.html","title":{"rendered":"Is Palin Supposed to Attract the Women Vote? (by Mallika Chopra)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In choosing 1st term Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his VP pick, McCain and his advisors have demonstrated how thick headed they are when it comes to women. Do they honestly believe women are so stupid to vote purely for a woman? I supported Hillary because she was a smart, experienced woman who supported and has spent her life fighting for the issues I believe in, and I felt confident she would be a great American President.<br \/>\nApparently, Republicans were desperate to choose a woman, not actually caring about experience or judgment, but solely focused on changing the dialogue and showing how bold they can be. Also, she is staunchly pro-life &#8211; an effort to attract the Republican conservative base. Is that going to attract the women voters who believe in their own right to choose?<br \/>\nThe Obama\/Biden ticket represents change, but also wise judgment, experience, hope and a new direction at its core. It is a choice that is the right one for America, not made just for a news headline.<br \/>\nGet a sneak peak of our new venture at <a href=\"http:\/\/intent.com\">http:\/\/intent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In choosing 1st term Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his VP pick, McCain and his advisors have demonstrated how thick headed they are when it comes to women. Do they honestly believe women are so stupid to vote purely for a woman? 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