A woman is actually campaigning, as you read this, for the Republican nomination for President. It seems to get a bit longer and more agonizing every four years.
Women bear a special burden of responsibility in an election.
Our right to cast a ballot was gained only after a difficult and demanding battle. When looking at the dismal statistics on the number of Americans who actually exercise this hard won privilege, one can be both discouraged and cynical. November of 2000 may seem like just around the corner to the burgeoning field of candidates but for the rest of us, hibernating until then doesn't appear to be a bad idea. Women have always offered both serious and humorous perspectives on this topic which traditionally deserves a bit of each. The truth is that we all know what she meant, because most of us, on one Tuesday in November or another, have felt at least a whiff of the same thing.