I'm so over the political affiliation thing.
No I couldn't vote conservative still, not that far over it!
On the politics thing. Conservatives have had 2 female PMs. Whatever you think of their politics, they still got the top job.
There was a thing here ages ago with the idea that when voting, how about forget party politics, vote for a woman.
I am coming to thinking this is a good idea. Yes there are women in politics who have bonkers ideas or are awful. I could name names
and no the ones I'm thinking of I wouldn't. BUT on the whole, even the bonkers women politicians are not worse than the men. We just notice more when it's a woman who is taking a certain line. In the end though, even the most unappealing female politicians have stuff on their radar that most men don't. Things about how to further women, childcare, elder care, sex offences, issues with NHS etc treatment of women, child abuse etc etc.
Now of course everyone should vote how they want and when I came across it I thought, what? Vote for even a random or Tory woman over the party I'm affiliated with? Now I think. Actually. Yes. Because even if they have questionable views on xyz, they are female and they are way more likely to raise something, anything, about things that matter to women and girls. While most men simply never will. It's not their problem. There are more important things to think about.
Just thought I'd throw that out there!