Emily's list has a good goal, but they do stupid shit like this often enough that I just don't think they get it. If you look at the overall picture, Carl Sciortino is probably the best candidate running in MA's 5th for women's issues (and, frankly, America), but he has a penis, so Emily's List is endorsing a conservative, anti-civil liberties woman instead. Really, I understand that they are only going to put their money to support pro-choice women, but in a race where the nominally pro-choice woman is not the best candidate for women, they should just stay out.
Or maybe they think Michelle Bachman being in office is good for women just because she has a vagina? I would love to see more women in office, but it is self-defeating to just look at gender and ignore the actual positions of the candidates.
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