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Dulcinea

(7,465 posts) Mon Nov 4, 2024, 07:51 AM Nov 4

Political ad ignites conservative anger over women possibly hiding their votes from their husbands

(NBC News) A political video reminded women that they can vote for Vice President Kamala Harris without telling their husbands, enraging prominent conservatives and reigniting a fiery discourse that highlights the central role of gender in this year’s election.

The video, which began circulating last week, opens with a woman about to enter the polling booth after her husband, looking nervously back at him before she makes her choice. She locks eyes with another woman as they fill out their ballots for Harris.

“In the one place in America where women still have a right to choose,” actor Julia Roberts narrates, alluding to an ongoing partisan battle over reproductive rights, “you can vote any way you want and no one will ever know.”

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Political ad ignites conservative anger over women possibly hiding their votes from their husbands (Original Post) Dulcinea Nov 4 OP

Too fucking bad. onecaliberal Nov 4 #1

Claire McCaskill had the best response to their, "Can you imagine a woman not telling Scrivener7 Nov 4 #2

There is nothing "conservative" about being "enraged".... Think. Again. Nov 4 #3

Ha! Conservatives have been suckered into controlling their wives!! Publicly! bucolic_frolic Nov 4 #4

Please don't call rightwing radicals "conservative"... Think. Again. Nov 4 #5

It most certainly does! ExciteBike66 Nov 4 #7

No, there's nothing restrained, cautious, or moderate.... Think. Again. Nov 4 #8

We need to rethink our use of the word conservative when describing MAGAs. democrank Nov 4 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Nov 4 #9

problem is Skittles Nov 4 #11

LOL Skittles Nov 4 #10

onecaliberal

(35,787 posts)

1. Too fucking bad.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:02 AM

Nov 4

Scrivener7

(52,724 posts)

2. Claire McCaskill had the best response to their, "Can you imagine a woman not telling

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:03 AM

Nov 4

her husband who she's voting for?"

Claire: "Can you imagine a man sleeping with a porn star when his wife has just given birth?"

Think. Again.

(17,901 posts)

3. There is nothing "conservative" about being "enraged"....

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:05 AM

Nov 4

....by the thought of women voting.

bucolic_frolic

(46,970 posts)

4. Ha! Conservatives have been suckered into controlling their wives!! Publicly!

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:06 AM

Nov 4

It's all on the table now.

Think. Again.

(17,901 posts)

5. Please don't call rightwing radicals "conservative"...

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:08 AM

Nov 4

...that word just doesn't apply to republicans.

ExciteBike66

(2,640 posts)

7. It most certainly does!

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:55 AM

Nov 4

Bringing women back to the 19th century is conservative by definition.

Think. Again.

(17,901 posts)

8. No, there's nothing restrained, cautious, or moderate....

Reply to ExciteBike66 (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 4, 2024, 09:01 AM

Nov 4

....about anything the radical rightwng does or thinks.

They like to use the word "conservative" to camoflage their extremism, but we don't have to help them.

democrank

(11,250 posts)

6. We need to rethink our use of the word conservative when describing MAGAs.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:36 AM

Nov 4

MAGAs are not conservative. They’re anti-American. Some are fascists. Most want to tear our country apart. They want power. Total power. No guardrails.