The list of women to potentially be on a major party ticket, in both parties, is embarrassingly short.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In politics, they found there were not enough females in the House of Commons, so they came up with the idea of shortlists having to have women on them.
When it comes to getting more women into parliament, politicians have at least started to take active measures. The British Labour Party introduced all-female shortlists in 1997.
As you can imagine I'm disappointed as anything that I was not selected to be the presidential running mate. And I find it continually appalling that it would be a radical thing to have a woman on the ticket.
Women candidates have two unique problems. They have trouble raising money and being taken seriously by the media.
Is this the situation in the modern Conservative party? That women should be seen and not heard?
Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.
The fact is the American people want men and women to stand up and represent them and to put their interests ahead of the party interests.
I cannot doubt that women will line up, like the men elected, with the groups whose political thinking and convictions are in accord with their own political convictions.
The Republican Party is extremely pro-women.
I didn't even know I was the first female Republican campaign manager until someone pointed it out to me on Twitter, and I said that can't be true. And then I realized this must be such a small group of women. And right away, I know them all - Susan Estrich and Donna Brazile and Beth Myers - and I respect them enormously.