 In case you hadn't heard, former Alaskan Governor and VP candidate Sarah Palin broke a big-time barrier for women in politics, well, at least according to Rep. Michele Bachmann (MN-06), and perhaps for the Grand Old Republican Party.
On Sean Hannity's hour-long Fox show broadcast from yesterday's Bachmann/Palin rally in Minneapolis, Bachmann was asked about a possible Palin presidential run in 2012 and said, "I want to thank Governor Palin for breaking the barrier by being a woman as the vice president on the ticket. She did a wonderful job, I think, as the vice-presidential candidate. And I think the world is her oyster. If she wants to run, I think that she has tremendous support from the American people."
Now this might be biased media nitpicking, people, but a lot of folks have rightfully pointed out that the Democratic presidential candidate in 1984, former VP Walter Mondale (from MN), chose the first female VP candidate ever, Geraldine Ferraro.
So maybe Bachmann meant on the Republican ticket? OK, fair enough. The Dems broke it in '84 and the Repubs in '08, 24 years later. This is actually a BIG accomplishment for the GOP! With only 4 of 17 women Republican Senators (23%), and 17 of 75 GOP women Representatives (22%), and 0 of 43 African Americans (0%), no gay members, 1 Asian American, and a few Hispanics, this is as diverse and exciting as the Republicans get: a woman "breaking" a barrier the Democratic Party did 24 years previous.
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