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Go back to the 1984 vice presidential debate, when George H.W. Bush took on the only other female major party running mate, New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro. At one point Bush tried to explain some finer point of foreign policy to Ferraro, who erupted with what she swears to this day wasn't scripted, "Don't patronize me". (Human Events Online)
Jeannie Babb Taylor: Palin pros and cons Sep 17, 2008
The press seems to have forgotten that Democrats met that milestone last century when Walter Mondale selected Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate in 1984. The Republicans are finally playing catch-up. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Politics: Women's rights groups endorse Obama Sep 17, 2008
Obama also won the support of the National Organization for Women, which said it has not endorsed a candidate for president since Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro shared the Democratic ticket in 1984. Ferraro was the first female major-party vice presidential candidate. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
$85,000,000,000 to AIG Sep 17, 2008
03, for comparison purposes when the Dem s Veep got herself into a bit of trouble during the 84 campaign, Geraldine Ferraro stood up and took questions from reporters for three hours during a press conference. Anyone here even capable of imagining Palin doing such a thing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Woman's Rights Group Endorses Obama (9:23pm) Sep 17, 2008
Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, says, "We don't think it's much to break a glass ceiling for one woman and leave millions of women behind." The Illinois Democrat has also won the support of the National Organization for Women, which had not endorsed a candidate for president since Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro shared the Democratic ticket in 1984. Obama is also being endorsed by leaders of Business and Professional Women/USA, the Natio 00001F48 nal... (WTVR.com, VA)
MEDIA VS. MCCAIN: END OF AN AFFAIR Sep 16, 2008
Had Obama's ridiculous depiction of Geraldine Ferraro as a quasi-racist. Had Obama's repeated contention - with no evidence - that Republicans were attacking him for looking different. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Vice presidency is too important for this Sep 15, 2008
Updated: Monday, September 15, 2008 1:14 AM CDT FONT SIZE. By Don Kaul (1 comment(s)). (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
NEWSWEEK Cover: What Women Want Sep 15, 2008
Former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro is convinced Palin's dream run is temporary. Polls go down: "Ours did. People never vote for vice president. We drew huge crowds. The Secret Service told me that we had the largest crowds they'd seen since JFK ... Hillary saw the same thing, and Palin will too. It was exciting, and people wanted to be a part of the candidacy. But it doesn't necessarily translate into making a difference on Election Day and who becomes president." Ferraro... (PR Newswire)
Palin's glasses fuel and frame a fashion spectacle Sep 14, 2008
"This goes back to Geraldine Ferraro," says O'Connor, author of "Gendering American Politics" and "Women, Politics, and American Society. When Ferraro ran for vice president with Walter Mondale, O'Connor recalls, "The big issue was 'What is she going to wear. "It's a little different with glasses, she says. But only a little."Once you've seen what she's wearing, that's gone. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Executive experience is a joke Sep 13, 2008
Speaking of lots of inexperience, Geraldine Ferraro, Walter Mondale s Hail Mary in 1984, was only a third-term congresswoman of Queens. And let s not forget John Kerry s North Carolina sidekick, John Edwards. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
ABC is not nearly enough: time for Palin to stop hiding and meet the press Sep 13, 2008
What do Richard Nixon, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, William E. Miller, Edmund Muskie, Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford, Nelson Rockefeller, Thomas Eagleton, Sergeant Shriver, Fritz Mondale, Geraldine Ferraro, George Herbert Walker Bush, Dan Quayle, Al Gore, Jack Kemp, Joe Lieberman, Dick Cheney, John Edwards and Joe Biden have in common. They all made themselves available to the press fully and completely immediately after being selected as a candidate for the Vice Presidency... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Letters for Friday, September 12, 2008 Sep 13, 2008
If you remember, Sarah paid homage to both Hillary Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro for cracking the glass ceiling. Sarah represents, to me, many qualities in a woman, wife, mother, human being and politician that I admire and respect. (Missoulian, MT)
Come to Jesus Sep 13, 2008
"Palin has more in common with Geraldine Ferraro than she does with Clinton," Bai writes, "her candidacy having been born of gimmickry even as it struck a blow for progress.". Good, September/OctoberIn the "Education Issue," a of affirmative-action opponent Ward Connerly explains how he has become the "most vilified conservative black man since Clarence Thomas." Connerly, best known for pushing for Proposition 209, which banned preferential treatment in the University of California system, is... (Slate)
Palin: Obama Regrets Not Picking Hillary Sep 13, 2008
Geraldine Ferraro, a Democrat who ran as Walter Mondale's vice presidential running mate. In her June speech ending her historic campaign, Clinton invoked the suffragists who fought for women's right to vote and civil rights leaders who fought on behalf of equal rights for African-Americans as she insisted, "The path will be a little easier next time ... that has always been the history of progress. "Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling, thanks to you it's got... (ABC News)
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich to Host Second Annual 'Solutions Day' on September 27 Sep 12, 2008
Former Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro and NBA legend Dominique Wilkins will also participate representing the Center for Health Transformation. "With pigs and lipstick dominating the headlines recently, we're once again reminded of the trivial obsession with negative sound-bites. The challenges facing America are simply too big and too important to be solved within the current political framework," said American Solutions General Chairman Newt Gingrich. (PR Newswire)
What Does A Woman Bring To A Ticket? Sep 12, 2008
Twenty-four years ago, when Walter Mondale selected Representative Geraldine Ferraro to be his running mate, he was running far behind Ronald Reagan in the polls. His choice was in part a response to demands by womens groups to put a woman on the Democratic ballot. (CBS News)
Sarah Palin's eyeglasses spark fashion rage Sep 12, 2008
This goes back to Geraldine Ferraro, says O Connor, author of Gendering American Politics and Women, Politics, and American Society. When Ferraro ran for vice president with Walter Mondale, O Connor recalls, The big issue was What is she going to wear. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
The Country Curmudgeon: A breath of fresh air Sep 12, 2008
This election isn t going to come across as a re-run of Walter Mondale s dreary 1984 campaign with Geraldine Ferraro, but as a breeze of cool, fresh oxygen blowing across our political landscape. It s to be hoped our voters now understand electing Barack Obama would be a disaster for the country. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Cox Hampton Roads Partners with C-SPAN for 2008 'Campaign in the Commonwealth' Youth Education Tour Sep 12, 2008
-- Broadcast on October 25 and through November 4, of the "Clash of the Titans" political debate entitled "Election 2008: Which Party is Best Suited to Lead America." The debate is brought to viewers through a partnership with Regent University and features Donna Brazile, Political Commentator and Chair of the Democratic National Committee's Voting Rights Institute; Rick Santorum, Former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania; Geraldine Ferraro, Former U.S. House of Representatives and Democratic... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
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When Walter Mondale ran for president in 1984 with Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate, they never touched. The closest they got was standing side-by-side, with both raising their arms in the air as they waved. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Palin by comparison Sep 11, 2008
There are lots of reasons, but the main one is the same reason Walter Mondale chose Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 as a Hail Mary. When its fourth-and-long, you tend to take chances and make choices you wouldnt otherwise. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Geraldine Ferraro, who was named to the Democratic ticket by Walter Mondale in 1984 -- and arguably has as much as, or more executive experience than, Barack Obama. Somehow all that got lost in the endless sneering stories about her blue-collar conservatism, small Alaskan town, five children, snowmobiling husband and Idaho college degree. (Townhall.com)
He cited the cases of Democrat Walter Mondale picking Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate in 1984 and Republican George H.W. Bush choosing Dan Quayle four years later. "Outside their little political orbits, nobody knew Ferraro, nobody knew Quayle, and nobody knew Palin," Sabato said. (Boston Globe)
And when Palins precedent-shattering predecessor, Democrat Geraldine Ferraro, ran with Walter Mondale in 1984, the Democratic ticket won only an estimated 38 percent of white women voters, according to exit poll interviews. Click for related stories. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Michael Williams of Texas (R) (the Texas Railroad Commissioner) and Roy Romer of Colorado (D) (the former head of the Los Angeles School District) will participate as well as pollster KellyAnne Conway, and representing the Center for Health Transformation, former Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro and former NBA star Dominique Wilkins. September 27 is Also the 14th Anniversary of the Contract with America. (Human Events Online)
She herself mentioned that Democrat Geraldine Ferraro was a trailblazer, after all. Has she forgotten already that Sen. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
"The Democrats did it in 1984," she said, referring to Geraldine Ferraro, Walter Mondale's running mate. "It took a while, but the Republicans got around to doing it this year. And I think that's a great milestone for us as a nation, but that's not the determinant as to who should be our president.". (The Drudge Report)
I was in San Francisco in 1984 when the Democrats nominated Geraldine Ferraro. That aroused an enthusiasm among women similar to what I've seen in St. Paul this week. (Forbes)
The Democrats did it in 1984, she said, referring to Geraldine Ferraro, Walter Mondale s running mate. It took a while, but the Republicans got around to doing it this year. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
It has been nearly a quarter century since Walter Mondale almost never touched Geraldine Ferraro in public when they shared the Democratic presidential ticket in 1984, and it is safe to say that times have changed. Back then, Mondale had a strict "hands off" policy and did not even put his palm on Ferraro's back when the two stood side-by-side and waved with uplifted arms. (International Herald Tribune)
She was sure to note that it had "been a while" since Democrats picked their first female VP candidate, Geraldine Ferraro, in 1984. "It's a historic achievement and it is certainly worthy of congratulations to the Republicans," Clinton said. (The Palm Beach Post)
This might seem unremarkable, but the paper notes that when Walter Mondale ran with Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, the two almost never touched each other. If he had gotten closer, "people were afraid that it would look like, 'Oh, my God, they're dating," Ferraro said. (Slate)
My distinct impression, more a direct message than an impression, was that my then boss, Platform Committee Chair Geraldine Ferraro, was not going to be tapped for the Vice Presidency ... But Geraldine Ferraro was never "safe." She said what she thought. (Fox News)
And how long can she play the attack dog, before reminding voters of that famous Barbara Bush assessment of Geraldine Ferraro: "rhymes with rich". "Women are scrutinized to a different degree than men. People are always worried about whether a woman is up to the job," said Barbara Lee, who runs a foundation that conducts research on female candidates, especially for governor. (Boston Globe)
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Trailblazer Geraldine Ferraro, who was the first Democratic vice presidential candidate, was so taken aback by the attacks that she publicly decried nominee Barack Obama as "terribly sexist" and openly criticized party chairman Howard Dean for his remarkable silence on the obvious sexism. Concerned feminists noted, among other thinly veiled sexist remarks during the campaign, Obama quipping, "I understand that Sen. Clinton, periodically when she's feeling down, launches attacks as a way of... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Other women who were stay-at-home moms for years and then emerged into public life have outperformed their resumes -- namely, Katharine Graham, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Madeleine Albright, Nancy Pelosi and Geraldine Ferraro. Palin, who has negotiated a natural gas pipeline with the oil companies and Canadian federal, provincial and Inuit authorities, may do so, too. (Human Events Online)
Clinton as a VP: her personal agenda (incl: Mr. Bill and pitiful Geraldine Ferraro) would overshadow the one he is setting for the nation. By RandyG. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Geraldine Ferraro blazed this trail in 1984 when she joined Walter Mondale on the Democrat ticket ... Thanks to Sarah Palin, and Geraldine Ferraro before her, every girl in every Republican and Democratic household can do the same. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
She is the first female vice presidential nominee since the unsuccessful campaign of Democrat Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 as the running mate of Walter Mondale. McCain and Obama are still running neck-in-neck in the polls, with Obama slightly ahead. (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
How his surrogates jumped on Geraldine Ferraro s comments. Much ado about nothing in those comments too, but it didn t stop his surrogates. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Mrs Palin becomes only the second woman, the first being Democrat Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, to run for the US vice-presidency. Integrity and courage. (BBC News)
Montgomery Newspapers - WEB UPDATE Ellis: Palin's speech a 'hat trick. Advanced News Search. (Springfield Sun, PA)
" Are we to be impressed by that statement?? Sarah Palin is the GOVERNOR of ALASKA, the LARGEST state in the union and the 6TH WEALTHIEST with a HUGE infrastructure. It is LARGER than ALL BUT 18 SOVEREIGN COUNTRIES. Like all other U.S. states, Alaska is governed as a republic, with three branches of government: an EXECUTIVE branch consisting of the GOVERNOR of Alaska and the other independently elected constitutional officers. Sarah Palin also chaired the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation... (The Drudge Report)
Geraldine Ferraro was Democrat Walter Mondale's running mate in his failed bid against Ronald Reagan in 1984. The only business left for a convention that started on a subdued note with the pending arrival of Hurricane Gustav in the South is for the "maverick," U.S. Sen. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Published: Thursday, September 4, 2008 8:02 PM CDT The bond of womanhood reached across party lines on Wednesday as women from both the Republican and Democrat parties gathered to celebrate the first female vice presidential candidate since Geraldine Ferraro more than 20 years ago. I think she is a good pick for him, said Jamie Moss-Godfrey about McCain s choice in selecting Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
In 1984, Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale chose Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro as his vice president nominee. Last week, another "American Dream" was fulfilled when Barrack Obama, senator of Illinois who was born to a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, became the first black man to clinch the presidential nomination of a major U.S. political party. (Xinhuanet, China)
From race to sex to religion, the circle of opportunity is expanding: John F. Kennedy to Joe Lieberman, Jesse Jackson to Barack Obama, Geraldine Ferraro to Sarah Palin. The story of emancipation marches on. (Slate)
Gerald McBeath, University of Alaska Fairbanks professor and chair of the Political Science Department, readily compared Palin s intense analysis with Dan Quayle in 1988 and Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. This kind of scrutiny reflects that she is an unknown to a national audience, McBeath said. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
In some ways, the Democrats are now experiencing what the GOP felt when trying to go after Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 before the financial controversies that got her into trouble. "George H. W. Bush didn't do an especially good job in the one vice presidential debate where he appeared condescending and patronizing at points toward Ferraro, which infuriated her and her supporters," says Larry Sabato, head of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. (Time.com)
Geraldine Ferraro had children and actually got to be a Washington insider before running for vice president. The feminists never ordered her back to the house and hearth. (Human Events Online)
This is Geraldine Ferraro or Hillary Clinton. This is a woman with strength and dignity, pride and poise, funny and wise. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Geraldine Ferraro as Walter Mondale s running mate was purely a token gesture, as most predicted Mondale s defeat by Ronald Reagan. Palin, Decker said, is a contender who can win. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
With a historic nomination of a woman and one with a better chance of winning than Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, surprisingly about the same share of articles mentioned the or or as ".". On the positive side, about 5 percent of the stories mentioned Palin's and nearly 17 percent mention discussing her attempts to fight corruption in Alaska's government. (Fox News)
Ask Geraldine Ferraro. Palin is, if anything, the anti-Clinton. (North County Times)
Think of Dan Quayle, Spiro Agnew, Tom Eagleton and Geraldine Ferraro, running mates of George H.W. Bush, Richard Nixon, George McGovern and Walter Mondale, respectively. It takes some time for voters to learn about these dark horses though less time now than before the Internet and 24-hour news channels. (Lebanon Express, OR)
"I am delighted to see the historic nature of this," says Geraldine Ferraro, the former New York congresswoman who in 1984 was the first woman on a national ticket. "Barack Obama's candidacy is history. (Palin's) now is history. One of them is going to get to the door of the White House and pull down a sign that says, 'Whites only' or 'Men only.' ". (USA Today)
Her more than 12 years of executive experience actually making decisions that affect the lives of real people certainly stack up against the meager record of Geraldine Ferraro who in 1984 "made history" by bringing her six years in Congress nearly a heartbeat away from the presidency. Sarah Palin has more executive experience actually running a government than Barack Obama and Joe Biden combined. (Investors Business Daily)
Of course, many of the same things could have been said (and were) about Geraldine Ferraro when, with my help and support, she was tapped for VP in 1984. Republicans criticize Barack Obama every day for lack of experience. (Newsmax)
Geraldine Ferraro who's also a FOX News contributor told National Public Radio, "I'm... working on my decision.". Ferraro was Walter Mondale's running mate in 1984. (Fox News)
" I agree. Several Americans will identify with Palin. Especially women who work a career and are raising children of their own. Palin has an unbelievable heart and passion about her. She is a mixture of Princess Diana, Mother Teresa and Geraldine Ferraro. Kudos to McCain for picking Palin! I find it interesting how Obama's supporters were quick to attack, yet, they forgot how Obama's own mother did not get married until she was 3 months pregnant. They are quick to point fingers against "the... (The Drudge Report)
Geraldine Ferraro of New York to be his running mate, in a similarly obvious bid for the women's vote. That one failed abysmally in trying to rescue Mondale from a landslide loss to President Ronald Reagan, seeking re-election. (Montana Standard, MT)
US Republican vice presdential pick Sarah Palin reveals teenage daughter's pregnancy. WA Today - Business News, World News & Breaking News in Australia Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Former VP candidate Geraldine Ferraro warns against sexism ... "I think as they come to know Gov. Sarah Palin they are going to see her not simply as an embodiment of those strong conservative values that thrill my heart, but they are going to see her as an embodiment of an accomplished American women. "And I believe that will resonate with millions of American women," Pence said. The only other woman to run for the vice presidency, former New York Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, said she hoped the... (CNN)
The legacy of Geraldine Ferraro was supposed to be that no one would ever go on a blind date with history again. But that crazy maverick and gambler McCain does it, and conservatives and evangelicals rally around him in admiration of his refreshingly cynical choice of Sarah, an evangelical Protestant and anti-abortion crusader who became a hero when she decided to have her baby, who has Down syndrome, and when she urged schools to debate creationism as well as that stuffy old evolution thing. (International Herald Tribune)
Palin was selected by Senator John McCain in part to draw female voters, as Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Representative Geraldine Ferraro did before her. But Clinton and Ferraro ran for president and vice president when their children were grown, meaning they were survivors of not combatants in the bitter debates over whether and how to combine work with motherhood. (International Herald Tribune)
Geraldine Ferraro: Donna was and Laura was 18 when their mom ran with Mondale. Sargent Shriver: Maria was when he ran with McGovern. (Slate)
It remains to be seen how significant her appeal to independents will be but she appeared off to a good start with her acknowledgement of Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton. There is now youth on both tickets Obama at the top and Palin at No. 2. (Newsmax)
The first woman to run on a Republican Presidential ticket (and the second woman, after 1984 Democratic candidate Geraldine Ferraro, to run for Vice President for a major party), John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin was also the first-ever female governor of Alaska and its youngest when she was sworn in at age 42 in 2006. Born in Idaho, Palin's family moved her to Alaska as an infant, where she grew up in Wasilla, a small town of fewer than 9,000, located 45 miles north of Anchorage. (Time.com)
Gustav wipes out GOP opener - Mike Allen - Politico. maybe the second time we can at least make people THINK we care" Party: Republican Reply #4 Date: Aug. 31, 2008 - 5:06 PM EST Smart move. Party: Democrat Reply #5 Date: Aug. 31, 2008 - 5:10 PM EST If McCain cares so much how come nearly half of the Senate visited New Orleans before him last time? Could it be that there was no election looming? Funny how the full weight of the Federal government is there to lend a helping hand when Republicans... (The Drudge Report)
Thus insulting Palin, McCain, Mondale and former feminist idol Geraldine Ferraro in two short sentences. The more outwardly calm liberals aren t whining: they re genuinely worried. (Human Events Online)
In a gymnasium in Dayton, Ohio, where Mr. McCain unveiled his surprise choice, Ms. Palin paid tribute to two Democratic women who paved her way: Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 became the first woman on a major presidential ticket, and Ms. Clinton, who narrowly lost the Democratic nomination this year to Mr. Obama. The women of America aren't finished yet, and we can shatter that glass ceiling once and for all, said Ms. Palin. (Globe and Mail)
True, the only nonfamily members other than McCain that Palin really mentioned in her introductory speech were Democrats Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Rodham Clinton ... During that era, women could be excited and moved by symbolic candidacies that promised a better, more inclusive future, like Shirley Chisholm's presidential race and Geraldine Ferraro's presence on the Democratic national ticket. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Palin made an immediate play for support from Democratic women, mentioning that she followed in the footsteps of Geraldine Ferraro, who was the Democratic vice presidential running mate in 1984. She also referred favorably to Sen. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
In 1984, shortly after Geraldine Ferraro was nominated for VP to run with Walter Mondale (they lost badly to Ronald Reagan), a searing media frenzy erupted over her husband's business affairs. Already on day one there are some issues swirling out of the Alaskan mists over Palin's management of the public service in that state. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
In 1984, Democrats nominated Geraldine Ferraro ... He made history by selecting Geraldine Ferraro to run on his ticket. (Suite101.com)
If nothing else, picking Palin might have forever shattered the white male standard for both parties' presidential tickets that has prevailed for more than two centuries, with the lone exceptions of former Vice President Walter Mondale's choice of Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate in 1984 and Obama's own pathbreaking candidacy as the first African American nominee from a major party. While Palin's strongly anti-abortion views and faith have wowed conservative evangelicals, Democrats remain... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Palin is the second woman on a major party presidential ticket, after Democrat Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. The McCain campaign has incessantly attacked Obama, a 47-year-old first-term U.S. senator, as "not ready to lead," but some political analysts said the choice of someone younger with less tenure in their current office undercut the experience argument. (Albany Times Union)
In her first national appearance, Palin placed herself in a line of succession that included Geraldine Ferraro. I think the comparison is accurate. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Hillary Clinton and former vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro during her introductory speech set the stage for wooing disaffected Clinton supporters. Palin also is reliably conservative, a nod to the party's base, which has been cool toward McCain. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Her youngest child, Trig, who Governor Palin describes as "her blessing', was born in April with Down syndrome. McCain needs to re-energise the evangelical base, which turned out in force to put George Bush into office twice. But choosing Governor Palin undermines the argument that the Democratic nominee, Barack Obama, is too inexperienced - a central theme of the McCain campaign. Picking someone as inexperienced as Governor Palin - she has been Governor of one of the least populous states in... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
She also cited Democrats Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Rodham Clinton as female role models in her campaign run, as she did on Friday, singling out Mrs. Clinton for her "determination and grace" during the Democratic primary. Yesterday, that spurred some lusty boos among parts of the partisan crowd, though many other responded with repeated chants of "Sarah!". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Hillary Clinton, who ran a close race with Obama for the Democratic nomination, and Geraldine Ferraro, the first female candidate for vice president. "This time a woman will win," Schimmelpfennig said. (AL.com)
Pawlenty, a close friend of McCain, also had a low national profile and didn't offer the history of Palin; she is the second woman on a major party presidential ticket, after Democrat Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. While saying he knew "very little" about Palin, former Senator David Durenberger of Minnesota, a close friend of both Pawlenty and McCain, said the choice fit the McCain mold. (Boston Globe)
A former state champion point guard on the basketball court, she was also a beauty contestant in 1984, the year Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman ever to run on a national ticket. Vacationing on Fire Island this weekend, the Queens democrat says she believes Palin is up to the job. (CBS 2, NY)
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