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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Where all the white women at? posted by Dookie The Webmaster 7:10 AM Obama needs Clinton's white women voters to win in November The reason Hillary Clinton is still in the race is her overwhelming support from white women in the recent primaries. Much has been made in the media and on the Sunday talk shows that if Barack Obama isn't the nominee the Democratic Party risks tearing itself asunder by losing black and youth voters. But little is talked about whether white women, particularly senior citizens, will comfortably vote for Obama over a war hero. Obama famously said back in February, "I'm confident I will get her votes if I am the nominee. It's not clear that she would get the votes I got if she were the nominee." A lot has happened since then. Is that boast still true? And can Democrats focus exclusively on black and youth voters and ignore white women or do they do so at their peril? Or is there still plenty of time for Obama to bridge the gap? Recent polls from Gallup and others and exit polls from Pennsylvania have shown more Clinton voters than Obama voters would vote Republican in the fall if their preferred candidate fails to win the Democratic nomination. Almost 7 out of 10 Obama voters would cast ballots for Clinton compared to barely 50 percent of Clinton voters in PA saying they'd support Obama in the fall. Various national polls show at least a quarter of her supporters would vote John McCain in the fall. More black caucus Permalink :: 3 comments :: Post a Comment




	I think Hillary has some pretty strong republican credentials anyway. I like Bill, but I always said that he was our best republican president. posted by md at 9:35 AM


	People have to get over this "war hero" crap. First of all, how does getting shot down and becoming a prisoner make you a hero? Second, we're going to go through a stretch of candidates with little or no military experience. Third, since when did Hillary join the military? Saying that Hillary supporters won't vote for Obama over a war hero indicates those people are racists, pure and simple. posted by Anonymous at 2:20 PM


	Like always, who pays for this so called poll? posted by Anonymous at 3:46 PM