Former Democratic vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro believes White House counsel Harriet Miers will be confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice.
Ferraro, in an interview with Fox News, said the Miers selection "won't make everyone fully happy with this choice," but "when push comes to shove, she will be confirmed."
Miers wins points with Ferraro, and perhaps with other female Democrats, because "she is a woman who worked her way through college ... and has been pushing through barriers all of her life."
Ferraro noted that Miers broke the "glass ceiling" at law school and in her professional career.
Ferraro herself broke the "glass ceiling" for women in 1984 when Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale tapped her to be his vice presidential candidate -- the first time a women had been included on a major party ticket.
"She understands some of the issues of civil rights and human rights from a personal viewpoint," Ferraro said. "I think that's important."
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