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The recent presidential primary results signal the beginning of the race between Al Gore and George W. Bush for the vital women's vote. Both men understand that women elected the last president (twice), and we will elect the next president. It's time for women to take a close look at these candidates and decide who will best represent and promote our issues.
Come election day, I hope women won't be fooled by Bush's so-called "compassionate conservatism." This clever alliteration is just an updated version of his father's "kinder, gentler" appeal to win the women's vote and the White House. But in my unkinder moments I think the "W" in George W. Bush must stand for "worse." Once you get past the pat phrases and the rehearsed stump speeches, George W. is worse than his father in ability, intellect and that "vision thing" and he's worse when it comes to women's rights.
The National Organization for Women is undertaking a public education campaign between now and the general elections which we have nicknamed our Bush-Whacker campaign. Let's start by examining Mr. Bush's position on feminist issues.
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