Serving as governor of a state, even a small one (population-wise), is a demanding job, At least, it should be more of a responsibility, and more of a burden, than the average 9-to-5 gig.

A woman with several young children, one of them a "special-needs" individual, would not ordinarily have the time to take such a job upon herself. The only way to do it is to hire someone else to raise your kids for you.

Only the most affluent among us have that option. The rest of us have the right to an opinion as to whether it's an appropriate choice, and an opinion about any woman who makes it