What has Fred Blas done ?

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Greggor stopped by our house with an invitation to his kick off at the hui, I was initially impressed with this clearly intelligent and well spoken young man, until my husband joined the conversation and I became completely invisible, to the point where Greggor specifically asked my husband for his email address, but not mine. It was very surprising and disappointing to have such an educated young person behaving like we were still in an age where women either didn't have a voice politically, or were assumed to just vote the way their husband's did. At first I thought maybe I was just being overly sensitive, but several days later my husband brought it up and mentioned how abruptly Greggor turned his attention to him once he walked up to the gate, it bothered him too. I was interested enough in what he had to say that I quit what I was doing and went downstairs to talk to him, but that all ended as soon as my husband came into the picture.

Women make up over 50% of the electorate, and in this day and age we are not extensions of our husbands. I expect a candidate who wants my vote to speak to me, even when my husband is standing next to me. Greggor has potential, but he has a lot to learn about how you get voters to support you. If he cannot give women equal regard while seeking our votes, how is he going to work with women councilors, administrators, and constituents once he is in office? So for me, age is not the issue, but that interaction left a bad impression with me. Too bad, he had me ready to listen to his positions and ideas until he quit communicating with me.

Carol