The Democrats Think About Women

This morning’s Real Clear Politics links to a fascinating article by feminist writer and political consultant Naomi Wolf in New York magazine. Ms. Wolf tries to explain why President Bush is pulling away from John Kerry among women voters.
Wolf argues that the real genius behind the Bush campaign is Karen Hughes, not Karl Rove, and that Hughes has skillfully deployed Laura Bush as a campaign weapon, as well as retooling the entire Republican image. I think her observations are mostly shrewd. Her comments on Teresa Heinz Kerry, however, are brutal:

The charges are sticking because of Teresa Heinz Kerry. Let

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