1992 Election

Twenty years later, 1992 remains the high water mark for American women's gains in national elections. In fact, women's progress since then has been glacial. But as we head into the 2012 elections, there are signs that another gender-driven prairie fire may be igniting.

Every time the Democrats are too timid to promote a policy solution that the party's base actually wants, they walk into a trap. We're now seeing with Obama what we saw with Clinton.

The height of hypocrisy is to see the angry left advocate for diversity but to completely become enraged when someone isn't seeing the world the way they do.

I am asking that you heed the lessons of 1980 and remain loyal to the party both candidates represent and to the legacy of the Clinton administration they seek continue.

Elections aren't won in July, when only political nerds and 24-hour cable commentators are hanging on every word and every survey. Obama is playing the calendar perfectly right.