Many Women Don't Feel Obligated to Vote for Clinton
Obama is trying to appeal to female voters in his effort to win the Pennsylvania primary
When Michelle Obama appeared Tuesday night on The Colbert Report in Philadelphia, encountering faux pundit Stephen Colbert and hoping to give her husband the "Colbert Bump" before next Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary, the comedian asked her an important question—who she was supporting for president.
After a chuckle from the audience and a definitive answer—"Barack Obama"— from Michelle Obama, Colbert pointed out that pollsters kept telling him that all the women were going to Hillary Clinton.
"That's been a mistake that the polls have made," Obama said. "There are many women like myself who are independent, strong, who care about family values, who know Barack is special, that he has something unique to offer the country and that his perspective is really going to change the lives of working women."
With that statement, Obama unearthed an interesting point about female primary voters. Women as a whole have not consistently voted for Hillary Clinton throughout the Democratic primary season, and a recent poll reinforces the point that many women don't feel that in sharing a gender with the first formidable female candidate, they have to.
The poll, conducted as part of Lifetime television's "Every Woman Counts" campaign, asked whether women felt obligated to vote for Clinton because she was a woman. Twenty-two percent said yes, and out of that 22 percent, 17 percent said it was just a "small part" of why they would vote for her while 5 percent felt a stronger pull.
"You see a little bit of obligation but not a huge tug...the intensity is really lacking there," said Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway, who conducted the Lifetime poll alongside Democratic pollster Celinda Lake. "I think these women are looking at more than race and gender when looking at these candidates.,"
In the primaries thus far, Obama has won a higher percentage of female voters in more than a dozen contests, and when he's won the women, he's also taken the state. The fact that Obama has been able to gobble up a sizable portion of the women's vote doesn't surprise Michele Swers, an associate professor of government at Georgetown University, because each state has different demographics that help or hurt each candidate. In addition, some states hold primaries, which help Clinton, and others hold caucuses, which generally favor Obama.
What is substantial is how the women's vote has been broken down by age, with women over 50 consistently helping out Clinton and younger voters trending toward Obama. "These are the women who experienced the feminist movement the most concretely," said Swers, talking about the older female voters.
"When [Clinton] does well among women, that's when she's won; when [Obama]'s able to make inroads, that's when she's lost," Swers explained. Now that the primary battle has headed to Pennsylvania, it's in part becoming a battle of who can snatch up those women in the middle of the generational divide.
Before the recent "bitter" remarks—when Obama muttered that some small-town voters who were bitter over economic problems clung to guns and religion when heading to the polls—the Illinois senator was using his seven weeks' campaigning time in Pennsylvania and healthy finances to woo female voters partially through a heavy peppering of television commercials. One, called "Maya" after Obama's half-sister, shows Maya; his wife, Michelle; his grandmother, and his two daughters vouching for the Illinois senator. "Barack and I talk all the time about making sure that our girls can imagine any kind of world for themselves, with no barriers," says Michelle Obama in the TV spot. In another, Obama ties his mother's death to cancer with his plans for universal healthcare.
In a month, he has increased his support among Pennsylvania women, but he still trails Clinton by 9 points. Amid the scandal over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's remarks, polls showed 20 percent of the Keystone State's women supporting Obama. More recently, he increased his share to 36 percent last week and 39 percent this week, according to polls conducted by Public Policy Polling. In the Lifetime poll, which represented all Pennsylvania women, not just likely Democratic voters, 34 percent said they supported Clinton, 29 percent Obama, and 20 percent McCain.
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Reader Comments
reason
How many women (and men for that matter) are voting for Obama just because he is a good looking, young (relatively speaking) canidate that gives a good sermon.. err speech? They can't be voting for him because of his experience or abilities, he doesn't have any. There must be some reason people would be willing to vote for such an obvious charlatan.
Charm and looks seem to matter more than anything else when it comes to Obamabots.
The only surprising thing
The author seems surprised that women don't automatically vote for women.
The only truly surprising thing is that, in this day and age, anyone would expect any such mindless knee-jerk reaction.
Sensible people vote for the candidate who can do the best job. Voting on the basis of race or sex is pathetic -- and sad.
Obama
Obama is our Savior. After watching “typical white people” grill Obama during the debate, I realized that Obama, Ayers, and Reverend Wright are Right, God D*** america. Now is the time to rally around Barak and Michelle and make them proud! These poor rural white folk with their guns and phony religion who are bitter and afraid of people not like themsleves should not be allowed to vote. Yes, no more so called elections where typical white people vote! And news flash america, Barak is right, your typical white american is a racist! Obama will apologize to our Muslim brothers for arrogant american policies of hate and slavery. Only Obama can forgive an evil nation founded on slavery. We gave cash payments to those Japanese who survived our uprovoked and vicious attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Reparations now for all Africans!
Fantasy
I like this comment. "Barack and I talk all the time about making sure that our girls can imagine any kind of world for themselves, with no barriers,"
It's so pie in the sky. It represents his whole capaign very well. The realty is, nowhere in the entire history of our planet has there ever been or will there be a world without barriers. Life comes with barriers for all living things. Reality that can not change. "No we can't"
Obama keeps pushing this Fantasy that we all had before we grew up. So many will be so disappointed if he makes it.
Women as Independent Thinkers
If you are an independent PERSON you can evaluate the 2 candidates for their merits and come to your own intelligent choice about who you believe will best help you and your families accomplish your goals in life. Who do you believe will make that difference in the white house passing legislation that will change your lives with one broad stroke of a pen.
Your comment unfortunately tells me that sadly you are NOT an independent woman. Telling other women to vote for Hillary JUST BECAUSE SHE IS A WOMAN. To say that 90% of black people are ONLY voting for Barack because he is black is sad. Have you not been watching TV? Reading the papers? Barack Obama is a qualified candidate and that is why he winning votes from Black, White, Hispanics, Jews, etc.
Are you by your own words saying women should only vote for Hillary because she is a woman? What about her qualifications?
I voted for Bill Clinton in the 90’s…he is not black…I voted for Al Gore…he is not black. Hmm…I did not vote for David Dinkins, I did not vote for Jesse Jackson, I did not vote for Al Sharpton. They are all intelligent and smart black men – but I did not and still do not believe that they would be good politicians. I did not trust them because they were and still are entrenched in the ‘same ole politics game.’
To be fair yes there are some black people who will vote for Barack just because he is black. Just like there are some women who will vote for Hillary because she is a white and a woman. Let’s not forget the obvious. There are still racist people who would sooner vote for a white woman then a qualified black man. While main stream media won’t admit and some Hillary supporters won’t admit it; we ALL KNOW IT. If your honest (unlike your candidate), the telling statement Hillary delivered to Bill Richardson “he CAN’T win…” says it all. Hillary was implying that come on! He’s black NO ONE is going to vote for a black man over me, a white women. The media knew and so did everyone else. I use to admire Hillary of the 90s who stood up for women’s rights (publicly), and who stood by her husband (after numerous affairs) but now I am seeing the real Hillary & Bill Clinton; the lenses are clear and I don’t like what I see or hear. The Clintons current actions and words display a really ugly, greedy, and vindictive people. I still do not understand why the media never picked up on how the Clinton’s attack and allowed their minority supporters and voters to be lambasted and NEVER stood up for Bill Richardson under James Carvilles attack. I did not hear them attacking David Gergen for supporting Obama. Black voters carried Bill Clinton to the white house on our backs! Yet he stands up and makes derogatory comments and statements about black people and we are supposed to still run to him? Bill Richardson does not OWE Hillary Clinton anything and neither do black voters and neither do Hispanic voters.
I’ve got news for you. If Hillary (independent) Clinton wins the democratic nomination and gets back into the white house that person answering the phone at 3am in the morning…it will be Bill …because sleep deprived Hillary will be snoring away and Bill will just be getting back from an intern party.
women vote
Exactly as noted above
Why should women not vote for hillary who is a more honest candidate based on gender than
Obama who gets 90 percent of the black vote based on race only . The obama camp is the Biggest hypocite
women voters
I feel there are more women in the world like me we support Clinton not only because she is a woman but a very strong willed person who seems to care for our country. We do not vote because of sex or race of a person as we are all Gods children. I don't care if it is a man or woman black or white they must be able to defend our country at all times and that does include speaking up against those awful remarks Wright made Obama sat quietly for 20 years and then only after the public became aware of of it then he spoke up against those remarks I am sorry that is like a child with his hand in the cookie jar when mom walks in and catches him. Obama seems to think he can say and do any thing and people are so caught up in Obama mania they will just shrug it off .No that is not right if Clinton is not chosen all my family and friends I know feels the same way we will all vote for McCain even tho we almost always vote democratic. we will change for Nov.
Women as Fair thinkers....sometimes
So, let me see if I understand you correctly...Women should not vote for Clinton just because she is a women unless they believe she is in fact, the best candidate, unless Obama is only getting votes because he is black. At which point we should vote for Clinton because she is a woman to make sure we offset the votes of black voters who are only (in your mind) voting for Obama because he is black.....
This sounds less like fair thinking and more like dazed and confused.
Women for Barack
I am a white woman, 46, college educated who lives in Central CA. I completely support Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton. I see Barack Obama as someone who will work to unite the country, not divide. I see a fresh face who can give hope to many people that, yes, ANYTHING, is possible! If Hillary becomes the official candidate, I will support her because "shrub", as Molly Ivins used to call him, will go down in history as one of the worst US Presidents EVER!
I am a progressive in a predominately conservative area. The Clintons were VERY divisive here. I remember the 90's, Gingrich, the Congress of '94. I do NOT want to repeat that! We need to move beyond that! Also, I don't want to see it any where from the National Inquirer to the New York Times to TMZ as to who Bill is sleeping with! I don't care & it's not my business but do you think the neo-cons will let that go? I also am sick of Bushes & Clintons as President. Let's get some fresh blood & ideas in there!
I support Barack Obama because he has been where many of have been - single parenthood, family member dying of cancer, college loans. I am proud of my support for the best candidate who holds my views vs. caring about the color of his skin. I am not sure all Americans can say that. Yes, women have come along way but in this Presidential contest, I strongly feel the best candidate is Barack Obama. I am sorry that one of them has to lose such a historic race but that is what it is.Let's move the country forward & in a new direction with fresh ideas & not try to live in the past.
22%
A mere 22% of women are secure enough in their sexism to admit to allowing it to affect who they want to lead the country.
The obnoxious part about the modern sexist/racist is that most seem to believe their prejudice to be progressive. That, by reversing historical prejudices, they're making things fair.
The most perverse thing about this point of view is that they see "men" and "women" as groups, and believe that groups must suffer equally. They do not see huge numbers of innocent victims who happen to be male or female, black or white, who are judged as guilty for their biological traits.
These bigots are acting in the very same spirit of the bigots who came before them, and they're so caught up in their bigotry as to think that this isn't the case because they're of a different skin color or gender than historical bigots!
the choice of gender and race
vote4thebest : So, while noone likes to see that this election has become a race/gender thing, but the 90% of the Blacks have taken a stand that they vote primarily on 'race'. Shouldn't women think hard about letting Obama win based on his race?
You say women don't chose base on gender yet you have and are trying to get more women to.
I for one favord Hillary in the begining and felt obama should have waited a few more terms before running. As time has passed and I have learned more of what Obama has done as a senator (year for year he has done more then Clinton) and have seen Clinton for the true lying and Manipulative republican in Democratic clothing, my choice has changed.
For the record if Black choose totally on race then why didn't Jessie do better?(thank God he didn't)
The unfortunate thing is Clinton mainly only have left suporter that support her because she is a women or because they refuse to vote for Obama(normally because he is black though they would never admit it)
Many Women Don't Feel Obligated to Vote for Clinton
I am glad to see this topic. It is about time we all see thru the HITLLERY Clinton attacks on Obama that have nothing to do with policy. I still am not shure that seperating women and men votes is less condecending than anything else I have heard. What about equallity? I don't percieve women or men thinking better than the other or even different.
The wrong subject entirely.
> Obama is our Savior. [mock support of Obama snipped]
Is this what Clinton supporters are reduced to now? Or are you rooting for McCain? Either way, you should pay more attention to demographics. We won't fall for it. Anyhow, that's what you get when you "play to win." This isn't some kind of football game where the right team has to win. The right ideas and policies are more important.
I don't care what the person in the White House looks like, I care whether or not they can do something about the major problems we face! If all we care about is beating everyone else, how on earth do you expect things to get fixed? Beat the rest of the world over the head for money? Oh, right. We already tried that in Iraq...
Speaking of which, where's Osama? Didn't someone promise to do whatever it took to capture him some 7 years ago? Seems like everyone forgot about him after Iraq.
Hillary Clinton Does Not Represent Me
"Women as Fair thinkers" are you unaware, or have you conveniently forgotten, that blacks did not overwhelmingly support Obama until the Clintons started making the case that he gives nice speeches but he can't actually become president because he's black?
If it weren't for the hyper-feminist voters, the anti-black voters, and the voters who are afraid there are too many anti-black voters, I suspect 80-90% of ALL Democrats (and many Independents and Republicans) would be voting for Obama.
The Clintons sullied their own reputations and the reputation of the Democratic party by lying to the American people. I wouldn't have held a grudge, but then Hillary made her "35 years of experience" the centerpiece of her campaign. How can we not think about her considerable baggage? And why would real feminists feel obligated to support a woman who is claiming her husband's experience as her own, reinforcing her reputation as honesty-challenged, and tearing down her own party's chances of helping the American people by using gutter tactics to smear the likely Democratic nominee?
As an educated person and a responsible American citizen, I am proud of the amount of effort and thought I put into choosing which candidate to support. As a woman, I am ashamed to hear other women say we should support Hillary because finally have a chance to put a woman in the White House. Hillary Clinton does not represent me. That has become more and more obvious the more I have gotten to know her.
Obama's black "advantage".
Yep, Obama's sure lucky that just because he's black he gets 80-90% of the black vote. After all, in the 2004 primaries Al Sharpton got 82% of the black vote in Mississippi, 81% in Florida, 83% in Louisiana....
Oh, wait--that was JOHN KERRY. Al Sharpton never even cracked 10% of the black vote in those states. Funny, Kerry doesn't LOOK black....
Women Voting
First we are people. Then we get gender assignments and experiences or racial assignments and experiences. These are important but they aren't first and the time for myths of partisan monoliths is over.
We are more complex than that. Voting solely for gender bias or racial bias is so narrow a perspective that we cannot really expect a candidate elected on that basis to use the office to take care of such a narrow perspective.
The office is bigger than that. There are true interests along these lines, indeed. Let's hope the office is big enough for all of them.
While the same goes for partisanship, the parties are not monolithic either. People just sort of feel more comfortable with one club or the other. Many times based on what the family's doing and thinking, yes?
The office has to be bigger than partisan to be fully responsive to the needs it is there to serve.
Not to say that I wouldn't vote for a woman; I'd love to see a woman become the president. What bothers me the most about Hilliary Clinton is that she is running.
The Clintons have had 8 years in power. No family has earned or deserves 16 years of power. Dynasties seem un-American to me. It seems that there is nothing she won't do or say to reclaim that power. Let's face it, the senator's seat was hers for the asking. She was allowed to step over very qualified people who had worked, for years, in New York state. The first real test she had was to vote for the war. It wasn't a mistake that she voted for it; it was strategic. Yes, she is strong, brilliant, and a fighter. But her campaign reminds me of the Clinton administration. Chaos. As one of their biggest supporters in the 90's, I was constantly defending them. I'm a 58-year old white woman, and I want something new. I don't know what I'm going to get with Obama, but he is also brilliant and I like his point of view. I'm willing to take the chance--just like I did with Clinton. Obama is so refreshing.
Gender or Race?
Gender is not an issue here, nor is race but it is obvious the media wants us to think it is!
I look a qualifications of the candidate and Hillary is WAY more qualified then either McSame or Obama to run this great country!
Do you want GWB politics? Vote McSame.
Do you want inexperience? Vote Obama.
Do you want the economy we had through the decade of the 90's? Vote Clinton.
Clinton 08
RACE is the ISSUE here
Ummm, aren't you offending Blacks when you say "any sensible person would not just vote on race" when you comment why women are not merely voting for women. The fact is the huge majority of Blacks have to be doing such, if, all policies equal, the numbers are huge. It is deeply concerning that we are so comfortable with women not letting gender be a factor in their decision making, but are not willing to have this conversation about race. We are talking at times 90 percent of a demographic, and this should be of great concern and more of a headline than how women are voting.
Not even Stepford wives
Yes in deedy, not even Stepford wives will vote for Clinton Who.
Which is why...
I'm voting for Barack Obama.
Women voting for Clinton
Anyone who would vote for a woman simply because she is a woman is just as shallow as anyone voting for a man simply because he is a man. This country doesn't need the votes of unthinking people, but so be it. It's part of the reason this country is in the shape it's in.
Media Bias
I'm tired of the media nominating the Democratic candidate, which has been going on at least since Jimmy Carter. This article is a perfect example of subtle bias. It makes Hillary out to be a loser without touching Obama. They should have included at least a short summary of whether blacks feel obligated to vote Obama.
I hope not. Gender and race shouldn't have anything to do it, at least in my opnion. You need to look at the issues and experience, which this article does not do and the media in general don't.
This white male is voting Hillary based on her background. Obama tells you what you want to hear and backs it up with more hot air. Obama vs. McCain is scary...a repeat of Carter vs. Ford in 1976. A Republican who isn't his own man vs. a nice-guy Democrat who can't get anything done.
Vote and race, Frustrated women
"Ummm, aren't you offending Blacks when you say "any sensible person would not just vote on race" when you comment why women are not merely voting for women."
I'm Black. I did not vote for Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton or Alan Keyes. I did vote for Reagan, Bush 1, Clinton, Bush 2, and Kerry. The years I voted for Clinton and Kerry, fully 90% of blacks voted Democratic. Remember Bill was called "the first "Black' President".
I appreciate your obvious misguided concern about 90% of Blacks voting for Obama. Let me remind you as late as January 2008 more blacks supported Clinton than Obama. Edwards had support as well.
After Iowa, and the various missteps, misstatements, and general campaign blunders, Hillary's support among MOST groups including Blacks, waned. She can only blame herself and the pitiful strategy of Mark Penn, Wolfson and others in her campaign. also remember she has had 2 shake ups in her campaign now.
To make the condescending statement that the only reason Blacks support Obama is because he's black is not only demeaning, it is not supported by the evidence.
(More votes, more states, more delegates, more elected superdelegates.). The fact is Hillary alienated a number of voting groups, ignored states with caucuses, and demonstrated a long standing trouble with honesty:
http://www.jedreport.com/2008/04/bosnia-and-back.html
I suspect you are going to see the majority of Americans choosing Obama over Hillary and McCain; it has nothing to do with misogyny or age bias.
The choice is simple:
One is a leader the other a politician.
One is about the future the other about the past.
One is about our hopes the other about our fears.
One will unite the country; the other will divide it even further.
One refuses to use negative campaigning the other stoops in it.
One is about transparency, the other about keeping us in the dark.
One is inclusive, the other excusive.
One is inspired to serve, the other entitled to power.
One’s campaign is funded by average Americans and therefore beholden to them, the other’s mostly by lobbyist and answerable to special interest.
One is guided by a moral compass, the other by a self-interest compass.
Another big issue to consider here is who can get the job done. Obama is the only one who can put together a governing majority to address the major issues that are facing our country. Clinton will most likely lose to McCain. Even if she wins, it would be with a slim margin that doesn’t give her the means to deal with these major issues. She will be unable to overcome the gridlock that has been in place for the last two decades. Bill Clinton’s administration is a case in point.
Furthermore, it is not in Hillary’s make up to bring people with divergent views and interest together. She is more of “us versus them”, “take no prisoner” kind of person. The problem with this strategy is that we are all one people and the country cannot go far at the expense of one of its parts, be it race, gender, age or class. We can’t ignore the education of our children and expect to compete in the global job market/ economy.
This is not about personal likes and dislikes, nor about race or gender. This is about where we want to be in ten, twenty, thirty years. Mind you, with the economic progress that China and India are making, we don’t have the luxury of letting our politics continue the way it has in the past. These last few years have be a disaster. We really need to claim our future with this election. Let us not allow fear mongering and divisive politics to win again!
Barack Obama is the only real choice.
Poll question
I hate the wording of that question. I do not, in any way, feel "OBLIGATED" to vote for Hillary Clinton because she's a woman. I vote for her because I believe she is the most experienced, prepared, poised, and suitable candidate for the office of President.
There is no obligation to vote for her, unless it is the obligation of my own integrity.
Womens rights (and responsibilities)
We need to be careful that "womanism" does not degenerate into yet anther blind-faith religion.
According to some polls, 30% (or more) of women over forty support Clinton just because she is a woman. They don't even consider all of her and Bill's ongoing, terrible and probably criminal history and current dishonest handling of the campaign and their perverse selfishness and lust for power. It seems that for these women voters, anything and everything is OK as long as she is a woman.
The Women Suffrage battle started in 1848 and was won with women's right to vote in 1920. That Women Suffrage win now should not lead to Democracy Suffrage.
Every right is balanced by an equal, equivalent responsibility. Before voting, one needs to consider what is good for the whole humanity - not what is good for just one gender, just for old or for young, just for white or for black and so on.
A sense of proportion is the most valuable intellectual ability one can possess and use.
One needs to learn to discriminate what is more important and what is less important.
Discover what is evil and what is decent. In a democracy 'evil' tends to filter down in the society. Check out other democracies.
A president need not have expertise in many fields because they have experienced and knowledgeable advisers. What is required in a president is inner decency. If it is missing, the power corrupts an evil mind even further.
Long time ago poor women in Bengal came together, took the brooms and and drove out the profiteering merchants during a severe drought and saved their families and the society at large. Now, that was a show of women's character and strength. They were not merely fighting as women to promote another woman just because she is a woman and an evil one at that.
There have been many head of states who were women: UK, Pakistan, Bangla Desh, Sri Lanka, Philippines and India, the largest democracy. Remarkably, India's ex Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was arguably the most powerful PM ever. But, she did not get elected on a 'woman card'. Also, once elected, she went for the good (as she saw) of the whole nation and not just women.
So, the women of US now need to rise-up and show the pride in women's rights and responsibilities. Show the strength of a woman's character.
That and only that will truly set the women free. This time, from women's own inner bondage of misleading concepts.
Feminist for Barak
I am a 59 year old white woman, independent, well-educated, and a long-time feminist. Since the beginning of this lengthy nominating process, I have been concerned that it not devolve into issues of gender and race. I would never vote for someone because she was a woman or s/he was black. Genuine feminism is about equality of roles and opportunities, and is diminished by being asociated with identity politics (as issues of racial equality are also diminished by identity politics). It is actually quite UN-feminist for women to support Hillary Clinton because she is a woman, as it is not impressive that some percentage of blacks will vote for Obama because he is African-American.
I support Barak Obama because he reflects, in all of his writing, actions, and accomplishments, an inherently post-racial, post-gender, post-divisiveness orientaiton. He is intellectually honest, has restrained himself from gettiing into the gutter with the Clintons, and leaves the voter with a sense of potential. Perhaps not everything can be achieved, but I'd rather look for positive solutions than continue to exist in an atmosphere of fear.
I do not support Hillary Clinton because she is unable to demonstrate the traits that are so appealing in Obama. she has reflected--certainly during this campaign--manipulation, ruthlessness, a willingness to indulge in race-baiting along with her now obviously uhinged husband whom I once supported strongly, and a penchant for exaggeration and distortion. The disorder of her campaign, the kitchen-sink strategy, and her attempts to blackmail superdelegates into her camp suggest that a Hill/Bill dynasty would result in more of the same divisive and ruthless retaliatory behaviors we saw in the late 90s and early 2000s.
I am a proud feminist supporter--straight out of Hillary Clinton's demographic--of Barak Obama.
Self Reporting Of Bias?
Self reporting of one's bias is well known amongst social scientists to be entirely inaccurate. At best, one can deduce from the information presented that the number of women who feel "obligated" (very poor choice of wording) to vote for Clinton are GREATER THAN or EQUAL TO 22%. Realistically, such a survey does not provide enough sociologically accurate information to even draw that conclusion.
So why did I read this? God help me, I don't know. Friday workday almost over and killing time... Yeah, shoulda gotten coffee instead.
Vote as if your blind and deaf
If all you could do is read transcripts of the candidates and search the history books for the candidates past experience and practices....who would you vote for....
forget race, looks, age and gender....who would it be?
Feminist for Hillary
I am not sure why telling out stories makes our opinions more or less legitimate. I have been a feminist for two decades. I have voted for a Democrat for every presidential election since I was 18, and I have voted in every presidential election since I was 18. I am white. I am a woman. I have two children. I am a homemaker.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton.
I don't need to defend it.
I am sorry all the women posting here feel the need to defend their candidate. Perhaps we should look at that more closely. I am not sure how unifying that is.
:-)
MY FELLOW “BITTER”, STUPID, WORKING CLASS PEOPLE :-)
If you think like Barack Obama, that WORKING CLASS PEOPLE are just a bunch of “BITTER”!, STUPID, PEASANTS, Cash COWS!, and CANNON FODDER. :-(
You Might Be An Idiot! :-)
If you think Barack Obama with little or no experience would be better than Hillary Clinton with 35 years experience.
You Might Be An Idiot! :-)
If you think that Obama with no experience can fix an economy on the verge of collapse better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) led the greatest economic expansion, and prosperity in American history.
You Might Be An Idiot! :-)
If you think that Obama with no experience fighting for universal health care can get it for you better than Hillary Clinton. Who anticipated this current health care crisis back in 1993, and fought a pitched battle against overwhelming odds to get universal health care for all the American people.
You Might Be An Idiot! :-)
If you think that Obama with no experience can manage, and get us out of two wars better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) went to war only when he was convinced that he absolutely had to. Then completed the mission in record time against a nuclear power. AND DID NOT LOSE THE LIFE OF A SINGLE AMERICAN SOLDIER. NOT ONE!
You Might Be An Idiot! :-)
If you think that Obama with no experience saving the environment is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) left office with the greatest amount of environmental cleanup, and protections in American history.
You Might Be An Idiot! :-)
If you think that Obama with little or no education experience is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) made higher education affordable for every American. And created higher job demand and starting salary’s than they had ever been before or since.
You Might Be An Idiot! :-)
If you think that Obama with no experience will be better than Hillary Clinton who spent 8 years at the right hand of President Bill Clinton. Who is already on record as one of the greatest Presidents in American history.
You Might Be An Idiot! :-)
If you think that you can change the way Washington works with pretty speeches from Obama, rather than with the experience, and political expertise of two master politicians ON YOUR SIDE like Hillary and Bill Clinton..
You Might Be An Idiot! :-)
If you think all those Republicans voting for Obama in the Democratic primaries, and caucuses are doing so because they think he is a stronger Democratic candidate than Hillary Clinton. :-)
Best regards
jacksmith... Working Class :-)
p.s. You Might Be An Idiot! :-)
If you don't know that the huge amounts of money funding the Obama campaign to try and defeat Hillary Clinton is coming in from the insurance, and medical industry, that has been ripping you off, and killing you and your children. And denying you, and your loved ones the life saving medical care you needed. All just so they can make more huge immoral profits for them-selves off of your suffering...
You see, back in 1993 Hillary Clinton had the audacity, and nerve to try and get quality, affordable universal health care for everyone to prevent the suffering and needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of you each year. :-)
Approx. 100,000 of you die each year from medical accidents from a rush to profit by the insurance, and medical industry. Another 120,000 of you die each year from treatable illness that people in other developed countries don’t die from. And I could go on, and on...
Think About It
DON'T BE DUPED !!!
Large numbers of Republicans have been voting for Barack Obama in the DEMOCRATIC primaries, and caucuses from early on. Because they feel he would be a weaker opponent against John McCain. With Hillary Clinton you are almost 100% certain to get quality, affordable universal health care very soon.
But first, all of you have to make certain that Hillary Clinton takes the democratic nomination and then the Whitehouse. NOW! is the time. THIS! is the moment you have all been working, and waiting for. You can do this America. “Carpe diem” (harvest the day).
I think Hillary Clinton see’s a beautiful world of plenty for all. She’s a woman, and a mother. And it’s time America. Do this for your-selves, and your children’s future. You will have to work together on this and be aggressive, relentless, and creative. Americans face an even worse catastrophe ahead than the one you are living through now.
You see, the medical and insurance industry mostly support the republicans with the money they ripped off from you. And they don’t want you to have quality, affordable universal health care. They want to be able to continue to rip you off, and kill you and your children by continuing to deny you life saving medical care that you have already paid for. So they can continue to make more immoral profits for them-selves.
Hillary Clinton has actually won by much larger margins than the vote totals showed. And lost by much smaller vote margins than the vote totals showed. Her delegate count is actually much higher than it shows. And higher than Obama’s. She also leads in the electoral college numbers that you must win to become President in the November national election. HILLARY CLINTON IS ALREADY THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE!
As much as 30% of Obama's primary, and caucus votes are Republicans trying to choose the weakest democratic candidate for McCain to run against. These Republicans have been gaming the caucuses where it is easier to vote cheat. This is why Obama has not been able to win the BIG! states primaries. Even with Republican vote cheating help.
Hillary Clinton has been OUT MANNED! OUT GUNNED! and OUT SPENT! 4 and 5 to 1. Yet Obama has only been able to manage a very tenuous, and questionable tie with Hillary Clinton.
If Obama is the democratic nominee for the national election in November he will be slaughtered. Because the Republican vote cheating help will suddenly evaporate. All of this vote fraud and republican manipulation has made Obama falsely look like a much stronger candidate than he really is. YOUNG PEOPLE. DON’T BE DUPED! Think about it. You have the most to lose.
The democratic party needs to fix this outrage. Everyone needs to throw all your support to Hillary Clinton NOW! So you can end this outrage against YOU the voter, and against democracy.
The democratic party, and the super-delegates have a decision to make. Are the democrats, and the democratic party going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee to fight for the American people. Or are the republicans going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee through vote fraud, and gaming the DEMOCRATIC party primaries, and caucuses.
Fortunately the Clinton’s have been able to hold on against this fraudulent outrage with those repeated dramatic comebacks of Hillary Clinton’s. Only the Clinton’s are that resourceful, and strong. Hillary Clinton is your NOMINEE. They are the best I have ever seen.
“This is not a game” (Hillary Clinton)
Sincerely
jacksmith... Working Class :-)
Obama
Face it. Hillary CLINTON wouldn't even be a candidate if it wasn't for her husband's political machine. Hillary tried to buy the nomination early, bu there were many looking for an alternative and the media gave us Obama.
jacksmith of TX
Where were you when those innocent Waco people awaited their Clinton fate. Where were you. Too young, too old or perhaps of a Clintonique mentality to see that the state of TX citizens should have intervened before the slaughter. We in California could see what was happening at the cold calculating last hurrah of a womanly challenged (self declared) masochistic righthand henchman (women?) which your Clinton candidate had nothing to say or comment too make but instead for very buys supporting NAFTA and she had plenty to say about that. Or what about the $800,000+/- the Clintons recently got from Columbia. Well pick your poison because within the Clinton Camp are many poisons to pick from. You lack the yahoo and backbone that made Texas Texas and rather you invibe the Marxist teachings of your Clinton leader. Like I said, pick your poison - the variety is limitless. And you say goody, goody.
jacksmith of TX
Where were you when those innocent Waco people awaited their Clinton fate. Where were you. Too young, too old or perhaps of a Clintonique mentality to see that the state of TX citizens should have intervened before the slaughter. We in California could see what was happening at the cold calculating last hurrah of a womanly challenged (self declared) masochistic righthand henchman (women?) which your Clinton candidate had nothing to say or comment too make but instead for very buys supporting NAFTA and she had plenty to say about that. Or what about the $800,000+/- the Clintons recently got from Columbia. Well pick your poison because within the Clinton Camp are many poisons to pick from. You lack the yahoo and backbone that made Texas Texas and rather you invibe the Marxist teachings of your Clinton leader. Like I said, pick your poison - the variety is limitless. And you say goody, goody.
Eric in MD
Somethings are too spiritual for some so I will explain. Imagine a world without imagination. Imagine a world without barriers. Imagination. Imagine a world w/o toothpaste. Magination, be it simple or complex is a vital function of our spirits and the Marxists want you dear Eric to think otherwise. Sounds like.
Sick & Tired
I have a question. Why does everyone equate Bill Clinton's gains as president, as something Hillary will be able to do? This comes out of the comments being made, a lot of people have said "Bill was good for the economy, so Hillary will be to!" Yet, if you try to say that it is a "Billary" ticket, people get angry at you?
jacksmith of tx
You must be an idiot. I've seen that same post from you on about 50 different papers; give it a rest. Your information about Campaign reminds me of Hillary's Tulza experience. Are you now dodging bullets with her?
Let me introduce you to a nice website called open secrets.org. Seems as if they actually track campaign donations. Check out Obama's donations:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00009638&cycle=2008
As yo can see from the chart, Obama has received $250 from PAC's. Out of $193 million in donations. There is also a link that describes each donor. No mention of insurance companies or medical interests.
Now, check out Hillary's contributions:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00000019&cycle=2008
Turns out she received $1.5 million from PAC's out of $152 million in donations. How much you want to bet that out of that $1.5 million, some of it came from insurance/medical PAC's?
Now I know by your posts you are two sandwiches short of a picnic, so after you visit these links, do yourself a favor and stop embarrassing yourself. Why don't you just take a long vacation until January 2009. Let the adults handle this for now on.
The Black vote is not automatic
When this race began, I was a Hillary supporter. As a Black woman, I feel no obligation whatsoever to vote based on race - I vote based on who I believe will be the best leader.
I am no longer a Clinton fan. The dirty politics and lies have convinced me that the candidate I THOUGHT deserved my support is not really there. However, Obama STILL does not automatically get my vote.
It is not because of a lack of experience, which to me is a bogus issue. I don't believe that the political system as usual has done a particularly great job of producing a president. We have only to look at our present situation to figure that one out.
To be honest, anyone with half a brain who gets the job is going to surround his/herself with the best advisors out there anyway. Experience can be found and consulted with very little effort when you sit in the highest office in the land. It is an honest concern for the average American that is difficult to capture. You have to have that going in - you're not going to suddenly get hit by it later. Bush has sure reinforced that truth!
When I walk into that voting booth in November, I will vote for the candidate who convinces me they have the most concern for the everyday American like myself who pays a whopping tax bill, struggles to make ends meet, and has ceased to even dream of retirement.
In today's economic climate, the race or gender of that candidate is my LEAST concern..
women for obama
I am a senior citizen feminist who will never vote for Hillary Clinton. Hillary feels entitled to her husband's ex-job, but most Americans dislike and distrust her, and on good evidence. We've watched Hillary lie with a smile on St Patrick's Day about coming under sniper fire in Bosnia. Watched her smile as she knee-caps Obama with distortions on words taken out of context. Watched her smile as she lies to blue collar workers about NAFTA and about her working class identity, she of the multimillions from shady off-shore corporations and with a Yale law-school degree put to the service of union-busting Walmart. Senator Obama shows restraint and class in steering away from negative attacks on her, and whoa! is there a pile of *hit on record with the Clinton dynasty. Pardons in exchange for payback from criminals, Saudi millions for the Clinton Foundation, hundreds of thousands for support of the Colombian free trade treaty, etc, etc. Hillary cries for the camera, chugs down whiskey chased with beer for the barflies, and keeps intimate company with an impeached president caught lying with his hand on the Bible about not having sex with that woman. The more we watch Hillary, the more we distrust her. The more we know Obama, the more he becomes our candidate to change dynastic business as usual in Washington. We citizens of the American Republic, women and men, denounce and reject the Clinton dynasty. We want our democracy back.
Black vote not simply race-based
It seems to continue without much analysis. The black vote has traditionally coalesced around a single candidate at such a high level (80-90%). Blacks vote Democratic at around 90%. No other group has such a high concentration of democratic support or interest in a particular candidate. When we voted for Bill Clinton at these same levels...no one noticed. Blacks have been voting for white candidates at this rate for generations. Charges of simple race-based voting now that this support is thrown toward a black candidate is irresponsible and intellectually dishonest. Critical thinking is...we critical.
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to last post...I mean to type...critical thinking is...well critical
Hilary's plan goes way back
Hilary has been plotting and planning her bid for the presidency for quite awhile. Amid all of Bill's infidelities, she stood by her man because she knew a divorced woman would never be elected to the White House. Then she choose to run for senator in New York because research concluded that she would most electable in that state. She was born in Michigan! I felt that was an insult to every native New Yorker. The manipulation will continue if elected!
PS - I am a 50 year woman who is a registered Republican but undecided as to who I am voting for but it definitely NOT be Hilary.
Woman for HILLARY
I am a typical white 50 year old woman. and from what I have seen from Obama I will NEVER vote for him NEVER,,,,,,,, I feel Hillary offers me hope and experience. From what I saw from Obama at the last debate He is not the I would trust to answer the 3am phone call, I feel he is arrogant and condesending. I believe he sat through many of the sermons from Wright and heard every word just as his wife did and he probably even took the kids. He doesn't wear a american flag pin because he is not proud yet like his wife is FINALLY proud.
sideline observer
apparently a lot of people have very short memories. hillary clinton up until late january 2008 led barack obama substantially among black voters, in some places (including south carolina) by as much as 20 points. what does this tell us? being black was not enough for black people to vote for him, he had to earn their votes just like every other vote he has earned. hillary clinton is a very qualified candidate, and while there are indeed a lot of women who will vote for her because they want to have a female president, whether she's their ideal candidate or not, she too has to earn the votes she gets. if hillary ran purely on her own record and time in the senate (the only thing she's running on for which there is concrete and objective evidence) she would still be a perfectly qualified candidate, however the notion that she is vastly more experienced or qualified than her opponent is nonsense. obama has held elected office longer than her, and during his short time in the senate has put forth much more substantive legislation than she has in twice as much time if you look at the specifics of the bills they have passed and proposed, in addition to running a very impressive campaign against one of the best political machines in recent memory. the democratic party has two very good candidates, and it would be nice if people gave BOTH of them credit for their accomplishments, instead of doing their best to rip the party to shreds. it's remarkable looking back at the fields we started with in both parties, that the democrats are the ones in real danger of having a not so great shot at the white house.
Many Women see a united America as a priority to their gender interest
America desperately needs healing to advance and better itself. With the problems America is currently facing, the only way Americans can beat the odds is to unite, not divide, to work out the problems as a unity. For the past decade, we’ve seen so much division of this country’s division caused by leaders of our government, our religious organizations, lobbying firms, and all kinds of groups. This nation has a lot of healing to do before it can see its people unite to do what’s best for the country, not just what’s best for themselves and their particular groups. As America cheers to the “No Child Left Behind Act”, so should America be cheering for No Citizen Left Behind. Most voters, including many women voters, are smart enough to recognize that it’s time to support a candidate who understands that divisiveness in this nation does no longer serve this nation and its people well. Between the choice of Senator Clinton and Senator Obama, many women are seeing Senator Clinton as not the candidate to unite America.
The Clinton Camp has forgotten that the plight of America should come first before any specific group’s motivated interest. That Camp has often suggested that every woman and any corporation promoting products for women have no rights to free will, but owe it to Senator Clinton to vote for her. For example, the New York state branch of the National Organization for Women (NOW) had reacted to Kimberly-Clark’s endorsement of Senator Obama with a malicious attack of "If you are a prick to us, do we not bleed!? If you wrong us, shall we not revenge!? This decision by Kimberly-Clark is a crotch-kick to women everywhere!” Long have we supported you, and now this! No more! We'd rather have balled-up Kleenex and bailing twine over your traitorous products!” We should not forget how NOW publicly criticized Senator Kennedy, accusing him for betraying Senator Clinton after his endorsement of Senator Obama. NOW must understand that the country’s economic problems and the problems we face with the no-end war in Iraq come first before women’s rights.
A lot of women are seeing that Senator Clinton does attract those who are divisive in nature. Take the consistent divisive attacks on Senator Obama by Senator Clinton’s supporting group, the Likud-loving Zionist Organization of America. This group, too, is not helping America heal and is preventing America from seeing its population unite for the good of America. For a President to fulfill his/her promise of bringing this nation’s majority together, he/she has to be a Candidate who shows capability of reaching out to all of different breed, culture, faith, gender and demography. Even the worst of Americans need to be inspired to gather with the rest to for what’s good for America. United as a nation we stand; separated, we fall.
How will Obama help women?
Many think that Obama will help women, but I can't help but see that he has a certain smug disdain for women. Yes, Hillary Clinton is his opponent, but he can't help himself when it comes to the little cuts and jabs -- such as brushing her off his shoulders this week -- in a way I seriously doubt he would have done with any male opponent. His wife asked him not to run for state office, the Senate or the Presidency, according to an article in The New Republic, yet he went ahead, disregarding her wishes. In that same article, the author writes about how Michelle Obama has basically given up expecting that Obama will be there to help out the household, and has turned to friends and family for support she wants from him.
He has repeatedly talked about the legacy of his father, who he hardly knew, yet rarely talks of the mother who raised him, choosing to live apart from her from the time he was in high school.
Obama may talk the talk on the campaign trail about being an advocate for women, but I am not holding my breath. If elected, he might do good things for the country as a whole, but I am not expecting that he will put the causes of working women at the forefront. We will get the shoulder dust-off.
another white woman for Obama
Hillary Clinton has confused me since she was first lady. First she said she had more important things to do than stay home and bake cookies and I thought-- well alright, good for you. But the next thing you know she was sponsoring a bake off cookie contest at the whitehouse. She went from feminist fighter to happy homemaker. I don't see these things as opposed, but come on, either you like baking cookies or you don't. It made her look like a pleaser.
The next thing that disappointed me was that she voted to give Bush a blank check for war. I am disgusted with every democrat (and republican) who voted this way. She didn't even bother to read the intelligence files available to her-- she just went along to get along. To be fair, I know that being new in the Senate is difficult and she was an aspiring careerist-- but I have no respect for anyone who puts her career above the lives of others. Hillary's excuse is that she didn't know Bush wanted to go to war. But I know she isn't stupid. The whole world knew Bush wanted to go to war. She refuses to be morally accountable.
I think she's smart. I think she's passionate. Sometimes when I hear her speak on an issue I agree with I'm darn glad we are on the same side. But I don't trust her. Beyond that, her behavoir has been despicable this campaign season. This is no time to play Karl Rove and tear everybody up-- we need to unite and fight. We are in deep doo-doo. She's played the race card, the gender card, and now with this stupid bittergate crap she's trying to divide us by class, as if she is some kind of working class hero.
On the other hand, Obama inspires me. I have worked the grassroots-- I know and believe in the power of the people and in democracy. I like that Obama has a gift for articulating our hopes and dreams-- for connecting us to the good parts of our history. I've felt the last 7 years like someone stole my country and barely anyone in Congress raised a peep they just watched it happen. While I know that Obama is a politician also, and I don't know if he wouldn't have bent under pressure and voted for the war if he were in the Senate-- I am inspired by his record of service-- he left Harvard Law School and instead of taking a well paying corporate law job-- he chose to work with the poor. Hillary on the other hand went into corporate law. Then sat on the board of the anti-union Walmart.
The way I look at it, I don't expect Obama to be perfect, but I trust the democracy he's invigorating. It's time for all of us to roll up our sleeves and get to work so our children can be proud of our country. We've got bridges to repair, schools to rebuild, teachers to pay, health care to fix, a housing crisis to uncrisis, enivornmental problems to solve. Enough cynacism! Let's get to work. Obama 08.
the biology of psychology
Women want nothing more than for a man to be the boss of them.
But early psychological conditioning of being a "child" in a world of "adults" and I use that term loosely (adults) dictates that it is only natural and necessary for one to deny their desires, both to themselves and with others. Otherwise we would be caught in a cycle of catastrophic lusting giving way to the disintegration of society and social order.
so back to good ol' internet porn...
HELP Hillary Clinton Make History
HELP Hillary Clinton Make History for ALL women!!!. Hillary Clinton is the prayer of every woman and man who long for fair play, healthy families, good schools, and a balanced economy. Dr. Maya Angelou, poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director. Black men were given the vote a half-century before women of any race were allowed to mark a ballot, and generally have ascended to positions of power, from the military to the boardroom, before any women .Why is the sex barrier not taken as seriously as the racial one? The reasons are as pervasive as the air we breathe: because sexism is still confused with nature as racism once was; because anything that affects males is seen as more serious than anything that affects only the female half of the human race because children are still raised mostly by women so men especially tend to feel they are regressing to childhood when dealing with a powerful woman; because racism stereotyped black men as more masculine for so long that some white men find their presence to be masculinity-affirming (as long as there aren’t too many of them); and because there is still no right way to be a woman in public power without being considered a bitch. I’m supporting Senator Clinton because she has community organizing experience, but she also has more years in the Senate, an unprecedented eight years of on-the-job training in the White House, no masculinity to prove, the potential to tap a huge reservoir of this country’s talent by her example, and now even the courage to break the no-tears rule. If you look at votes during their two-year overlap in the Senate, they were the same more than 90 percent of the time. Besides, to clean up the mess left by President Bush, we may need two terms of President Clinton But what worries me is that he is seen as unifying by his race while she is seen as divisive by her sex. What worries me is that she is accused of “playing the gender card” when citing the old boys’ club, while he is seen as unifying by citing civil rights confrontations. What worries me is that male Iowa voters were seen as gender-free when supporting their own, while female voters were seen as biased if they did and disloyal if they didn’t. What worries me is that reporters ignore Mr. Obama’s dependence on the old — for instance, the frequent campaign comparisons to John F. Kennedy — while not challenging the slander that her progressive policies are part of the Washington status quo. What worries me is that some women, perhaps especially younger ones, hope to deny or escape the sexual caste system; thus Iowa women over 50 and 60, who disproportionately supported Senator Clinton, proved once again that women are the one group that grows more radical with age. This country can no longer afford to choose our leaders from a talent pool limited by speeches, celebrities, sex, race, money, powerful fathers and paper degrees. It’s time to take equal pride in breaking all the barriers. We have to be able to say: “I’m supporting her because she’ll be a great president!!
The majority of the American Black community claims that they want to live in a society where discrimination doesn't exist, but appears they are not practicing what they are preaching. when Obama continually pulls 90%+ of the black vote, it's obvious that most blacks are voting for a candidate because of skin color. The odd thing is people like John Lewis who marched for equal rights jumps on the prejudice bandwagon, I’m sure he realizes what it does to his credibility. Obama camp have been calling African-American superdelegates to target, harass and threaten,” said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.), a superdelegate who supports Clinton. Cleaver said black superdelegates are receiving “nasty letters, phone calls, threats, being called an Uncle Tom. Rep. Diane Watson, D-Calif., also is receiving several e-mails from individuals saying they won’t vote for her if she doesn’t change her support to Obama, she should vote for him because she, too, is black. Rep. John Lewis, a black civil rights icon, sadly enough has given into the racial threatening politics of the Obama camp and switched his support from Clinton to Obama.JUST MORE OBAMA CAMP DIRTY POLITICS, LIKE BEING CAUGHT IN A LIE ABOUT CANADA MEETING! HE IS CORRUPT!
DEMS WILL LOOSE WITH OBAMA
Black men were given the vote a half-century before women of any race were allowed to mark a ballot, and generally have ascended to positions of power, from the military to the boardroom, before any women .Why is the sex barrier not taken as seriously as the racial one? Why is the black candidate given the continued media free pass and coronation and refusing to discuss his record. My family and friends have been following the 2008 Presidential election and feel overwhelming compelled to express our sadness, disgust witnessing the continued unfair disturbing treatment that Senator Clinton continually receives from men in the media. WE were frankly surprised to see how many men are threatened by Senator Clinton’s abilities, just read the articles. The daily gender discrimination and horrible names Senator Clinton is called, forced my family and friends to research candidates like obama ourselves since the media is no longer fair and unbiased. A black man has a better chance in this country than a white woman. It’s a shame that media keeps the race issue going in an attempt to disguise their gender discrimination against smart educated and powerful women. WE are tired of the race card that the media is creating and pushing in the face of voters. The media has dropped the ball. We the viewers and most importantly the VOTERS looked to news stations and newspapers for unbiased FACTS about ALL the presidential candidates to assist voters on making a wise and educated decision on who will run our country. Unfortunately you prove daily/hourly that your biased and often racial tabloid news It’s a disservice to our great country that you attack and discriminate a white female Senator and Former two term First lady who has done a great deal of good in 35 years of political service to our country that is dismissed and ignored for fear of upsetting a black candidate and his racial supporters. You should be ATLEAST reporting the differences and giving obama the same microscopic personal attacks that you continue to do to a white female United States Senator. You have no credibility in reporting the news. If we wanted this type of so-called news, we can buy the National Enquire. Women in this country should stand up and not be bullied by these men who do all they can to keep women underpaid and treated unfairly.
WHITE WOMEN FOR HILLARY
Melissa of DC another white woman for Obama
we feel sorry for you! Obama is not for ANY white person, PAY ATTENTION, READ, RESEARCH, let alone any white women! Take a look at his racist supported and defended chruch of white american hate, thats how the obamas are rasing two young daughters. People supporting Obama have feel for the CNN & MSNBC obama sake oil at the great risk to our security...Obama nevers explains his connections with people who HATE AMERICA! If you have children, maybe you can explain how YOU SOLD out your great but troubled country for the biased cable news pundits failrtale who are only trying to make money!
Shame on you!
Eleanor Roosevelt taught us that sometimes silence is the greatest sin
by Mrs. Lyndon Baines (Ladybird) Johnson
Former First Lady, United States Of America
Women can move beyond the struggle for equal status and for material goods to the challenges and opportunities of citizenship. Quality of goals and the achievement of goals which will mean a better life for all. For me, it was the beginning of seeing how politics can bring tangible results. I always hope that the very best of our people will go into politics, and I am sure that some of our best are women. So, I say: "Don't hold back. Don't be shy. Step forward in every way you can to plan boldly, to speak clearly, to offer the leadership which the world needs. Let us today earnestly resolve to build the true foundation for Eleanor Roosevelt's memory--to pluck out prejudice from our lives, to remove fear and hate where it exists, and to create a world unafraid to work out its destiny in peace. Eleanor Roosevelt has already made her own splendid and incomparable contribution to that foundation. Let us go and do likewise, within the measure of our faith and the limits of our ability. Let Eleanor Roosevelt teach Us all how to turn the arts of compassion into the victories of democracy.Eleanor Roosevelt taught us that sometimes silence is the greatest sin.
OBAMA WOULD VOTE FOR HILLARY!
I think very highly of Hillary. I admire her. I think she's one of the most disciplined strong dedicated people I know. She's one of the toughest. She's got an extraordinary intelligence, and outstanding public service record, she's somebody who's in this stuff for the right reasons and no doubt would make an excellent “President of the United Sates”. She's passionate about moving the country forward especially on issues like economy, health care and children. “Barack Obama “
"Madame President of the United States...it’s an extraordinary thought. We truly are in a momentous time, where a woman’s potential has no limitations. "Hillary Clinton has already proven to a generation of women that there are no limits for success. She is driven by her passion for public service and her belief in the enormous potential of our country. Smart, capable and strong in her convictions, Hillary has transcended the dictates of what is thought to be possible for our time.
"Hillary is a powerful voice for change as we find our country at an important crossroads. Under her leadership, our country will regain its respect within the global community. She will prioritize issues of global climate change, universal health care and rebuilding a strong economy. After 8 long years, the public will once again hav
Women as Fair thinkers
This is one thing that the women voters have shown - that they are independent thinkers and will vote for who they think as the best candidate. Clinton has to work hard to earn their vote, Obama needs to do the same.
However, there is one thing that women must keep in mind, just like at work, sometimes, we think that playing fair is enough to win; but we have also seen at work is that playing to win is equally important. The one glaring fact that women's voters need to look at is the 80-90% of the majority of the Blacks voting for Obama. A high % such as this is an indicator that his race plays a significant part.
So, while noone likes to see that this election has become a race/gender thing, but the 90% of the Blacks have taken a stand that they vote primarily on 'race'. Shouldn't women think hard about letting Obama win based on his race?
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