An article in Politico asks why Kirsten Gillibrand’s campaign is polling so poorly. Since I never took her candidacy seriously, I’m happy to answer the question:
- You can reduce the gist of her campaign to two words: men suck.
- Obviously, the wisdom of writing off slightly less than half the electorate can be questioned, but it would make sense if the field consisted of nothing but men.
- It doesn’t. She is running against no less than three women who are at least as well qualified as she is. Each of them has a more expansive world view than she does.
- How can you win if you have nothing to offer men, and the female vote is already split?
The bottom line is that America wants someone who can stand up to Vladimir Putin, not Al Franken. Gillibrand’s candidacy won’t survive Iowa–if she even gets that far.