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McCain Closes Gap with Women Voters
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by politisite | September 22, 2008 at 06:58 am
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Sarah Palin is being demonized by the left but a new poll by LifeTime shows that 25% of Clinton supporters have jumped to the GOP ticket.
Since picking Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain has obliterated what had been a 34-percentage-point deficit in a poll of likely women voters on the question of which candidate has a “better understanding of women and what is important” to them.
The two are now effectively tied, with McCain's 44 to 42 percentage lead within the margin of error of the most recent poll conducted by pollsters Kellyanne Conway and Celinda Lake for Lifetime Television. In Lifetime's July poll, women preferred Barack Obama on the same question by nearly three-to-one— 52 to 18 percent.
In this latest poll, conducted Sept. 11-15, age remained a key determinant in response to the question about women’s concerns. Young women, ages 18-34, chose the Obama/Biden ticket as more empathetic to their needs, while women aged 35-64 went for McCain/Palin. Unlike black and Hispanic women, White women saw McCain and Palin as most understanding of their concerns.
About one in four women who supported Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the primaries now said McCain and Palin have a better grasp of women’s needs than Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden.
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at 07:42 on September 22nd, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff.
25% percent jumped in. But 75% did not!
at 11:08 on September 22nd, 2008
In a close race. 1 in 4 is a very good number
at 08:31 on September 22nd, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff. I hate to think that people would make decisions based on whether the candidate had one or two X chromosomes or whether they had more or less melanin in their skin. The presidency of the US is still the most important job in the world.
at 11:08 on September 22nd, 2008
I hope there is a time where one is elected by ability only.
at 08:51 on September 22nd, 2008
Poor Sarah Palin. I thought she was supposed to be tough, a pitbull with lipstick? 25% of people polled are hoping that she is capable. But the McCain campaign has their pitbull on such a short leash that we may never learn what she is about before the election. McCain and Palin have to travel together so McCain can get some people to show up at his campaign stops. LOL
at 13:12 on September 22nd, 2008
I think that some polls are worthy to report and others aren't. Regardless I hope women voters will go here and consider just how destructive a Mccain Palin administration could be...
at 13:41 on September 22nd, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff. I vote for your sidebar Flag politsite
at 14:25 on September 22nd, 2008
Thanks Solar
at 14:03 on September 22nd, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 14:07 on September 22nd, 2008
Choosing Sara Palin to attract women voters is putting the country at risk because she does not have the necessary skills to become a president in case of an adversity. People should think carefully before they vote in november.
Debra
at 14:27 on September 22nd, 2008
Debra, It has been outlined on NP and other places that Palin has more executive experience then anyone else in the Presidential race.
at 06:18 on September 23rd, 2008
Palin is more of an executive than any Wall Street fat cat. She can appoint unqualified friends to high office with the best of them. She can send influence pedlers to Washington to score big chunks of your taxes. And she can use her power to intimidate subordinates and force them to act unethically. What an executive, she would fit in really well at Leahman Brothers.