Vote NO for the unmarried spinster!

In yet another attack on a woman politician on the basis of her gender, a mailer urges voters to not elect Rose Ferlita on the grounds that she is not married.

via ThinkProgress:

The mailer suggests that because Ferlita is not married, she is incapable of valuing family or holding public office. “Rose Ferlita has put her political ambition first and foremost, while her opponent is a dedicated family man with two children — Ferlita is an unmarried woman with a suspect commitment to family values,” it reads. Moreover, as Florida blog Saint Petersblog notes, “unmarried” is a “codeword” — “if you read between the lines is a subtle way of casting doubt on Ferlita’s sexual orientation.” Other mailers sent by Less Government Now going after men have focused on the candidates’ record or policy positions, not their personal lives, marital status, or sexual orientation.

And then, this surprising revelation on who is behind the attack:

Less Government Now appears to be tied to Scott Maddox, a Democratic operative who unsuccessfully ran for Agricultural Commissioner last year

If this is what the supposedly “progressive guys” are doing, what can we expect from the rest?

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