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"There is too much at stake and too many true public servants to allow the noise of the few to overshadow the work of the many," says Executive Director Julie Conway of the group Value In Electing Women (VIEW), a political action committee.
That's why the group is declining to endorse Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) for Congress next year. Founded in 1997, VIEW has raised $20 million since 2010 to get more Republican women into political office.
Being in Congress is not a "joke" or "reality show," Conway said. "Our women have fought too hard for too long to be respected and taken seriously as legislators, policy makers and thought leaders. We cannot let this work be erased by individuals who chose to be shameless self promoters and carnival barkers."
This is the most sensible stance and the most straightforward language we've heard from a PAC in months. If that's what women in politics can do for us, we should elect more of them!
Let’s consider further. Is this sort of reasonable thinking a sign that the Republican Party has pockets of sanity that could become more powerful with time? If so, maybe women are the possible thought leaders for a reformed Republican Party?
What would you like to see from a reformed, more moderate, Republican Party? Can you imagine a Party that fights for business, privacy, and low government spending, yet supports women’s rights and eschews lying and fear mongering?
Would male Republican politicians support rational, female Party leadership, or would they squash it?
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/562098-gop-womens-group-dismisses-taylor-greene-and-boebert-as-carnival-barkers
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