White Women: The Not-So-Swing Group for Barack Obama and John McCain
Reader Comments
VP Palin
McCain did a good job in pickinh Palin. It did not only show his lack of good judgement but also his competent. Keep it up McCain.
Moms
Does this mean that that pundits and politicans (Sarah Palin - I'm talking to you) will finally stop talking about soccer moms and hockey moms and other dumb code phrases for white women?
If it Weren't for the Race Issue!
Let's face it, if it weren't for the race issue Obama would have it made. He is a bright, thoughtful man with good experience in working with people on both sides of the aisle, as they like to say. He comes from a background well grounded in the experiences of the majority of the public; ie, worked very hard from the bottom up. And he was successful telling us about his skills and ability to set and achieve goals. He was a Constitutional law scholar, something that we, the people, sure need after 8 yrs of an administration that has systematically trashed the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. This man has paid his dues and then went back into the community to contribute to the lives of people.
On the other hand, the biography of McCain is that of a spoiled army brat who hid behind his father's and grandfather's clout. He has been portrayed as a hot head and a misognynist from early on in his life and that seems not to have changed. His irrational, hotheadedness has been transformed into his being a maverick--one who flip flops whenever it serves his interests. Voting with Bush over 90% of the past 8 yrs does not portray an independent thinker. Quite the opposite: he appears as an opportunist. When he says that he wants to stop pork barrel spending, what he is saying is that he does not want to spend any money on social programs, including social security, the guarantee that working people will not starve to death in their old age. Although, without additional support most poor elderly are barely making it today.
While no one is a perfect candidate and numerous forces play to impact them all, it seems a no brainer to support Obama as the most reasonable candidate. And other than his race which seems to frighten people, there is no reason to not support him. McCain has shown himself to be an elitist, irrational, unstable and ignorant candidate. His arrogance is such that he doesn't even bother to get his facts straight about world affairs but he pretends to have experience in world politics. Actually, he is a pretty scarey person who believes in violence and hegemony without any regulations to restrict runaway greed and thievery. Mccain's pick of Sarah Palin was a cynical move designed to shore up the support of the extreme fundamentalist religious base. This is a woman who thinks the earth is only 6000 years old and that humans walked the earth with dinosaurs!
I for one prefer someone who has indicated a history of humanistic values and ethics. And as a woman, who happens to be caucasian, I will put greater trust in this man whose voting record has been consistent and whose history is stable and respectful of all people. He is the one who will be able to talk with people around the world and at home. His trip to Germany was a demonstration of his ability in this arena. His philosophy of dilomacy first is much more appealing than that of a hothead who blew up 3 military planes with his lack of personal discipl
What About Unity and Hillary's Debt?
There's been a lot of hot air blown around about unity and guilting women to "do the right thing." When will Obama do the right thing and quit fundraising for goodness How much money does he need to smear campaign?
Thankfully, old people who make blatantly sexist remarks will all die out soon
I'm a 34-year old white woman and I would never even consider voting for a persnickety, near-hysterical old man who has supported Bush policies 90 percent of the time. I would never vote for someone who thinks a trillion dollar war is money well spent, but domestic spending is all wrong-headed liberal-think. I would never vote for someone who is so desperate to win, he constantly lies about his opponent, even after his lies are revealed as such. I would never vote for someone who would choose a rambling, incoherent vice presidential candidate who probably only recently learned that Georgia isn't just the home of sweet peaches and Scarlett O'Hara. I would never vote for someone who has supported the deregulation of the financial markets that played a significant role in leading to our current economic crisis. I would never vote for someone who "thinks" with his gut, and is likely to gamble with this country's future at one of the darkest times in modern history -- a dark time that his party created, by and large.
But what do I know - I'm just a woman. And by the way, R.I. Schaefer, it has historically been men, not women, who confuse the organ in their pants with the one in their brain. Get it straight and get on into the 21st century, sir.
Comparison off
I liked this article about how white women are not really a swing group. I think a better way to make your point would be to compare the percentage of white women voting for Kerry vs. Bush in the last election with the Gallup date you present here. Who are the swing groups then if any? I am a white woman who recently swung to Obama/Biden because of McCain's VP pick.
The voters always have common sense
But that does not apply to the electors that nobody votes for or even knows how and why the hold such power to decide the election.
And that was so even before the U.S. Supreme Court usurped Florida's right to decide the winner in that state.
Before there was television and polls to influence and/or discourage voting, we had some really great presidents.
Lately, with tv and polls, we haven't done so well have we?
Silly is just plain dangerous!
To all you parents out there would you designate in your will a person who is unfit to be a parent to become the legal guardian of your children if God forbid something happened to you? Well, 72 year old, "Country First" John McCain has done just that by his disastrous pick of Sarah Palin as his VP. It is silly, really. And we might be able to let silly slide in peaceful times but with two wars, with Venezuela, Iran, and North Korea all aiming to go nuclear, with tensions with Russia over Georgia mounting again, and China racing to start its own Space Program all while the U.S. economy is crumbling at home, SILLY IS JUST PLAIN DANGEROUS! Republicans, independents, and democrats should all unite and demand a new VP pick from John McCain, just for our own security if he should get elected. Then we need to still recognize that John McCain sacrificed the safety and well-being of our country for a hopeful block of votes! This shows serious lack of judgement in this matter. I know many people like Sarah Palin and she is likeable, but let's face it, Paris Hilton or Brittany Spears are about as qualified as she to run the country! We have few allies left in this world and our competitiveness in the world is slipping. Americans sometimes take what we have for granted but we need to remember we aren't entitled to all the resources we have in this country, we need to compete globally for them. Wake up, John McCain put us at serious risk and this is not a president we want to run the country.
White Women - Black Women?
Lot of talk about women voting... I was gonna make a crack about women in general always voting with their eyes and falling for a smooth voice and a glib line...But then I thought better of it. There's a lot of men out there being suckered in by the "Empty O Man"...So ladies you are not alone in falling for this con job.
