L. A. Times: Women Voters Lining Up Behind Obama

[Zomby Woof]

Women voters lining up behind Obama

McCain hopes to lure Clinton loyalists. But polls show they are staying Democratic.

By Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

June 16, 2008

Marilyn Authenreith, a mother of two in North Carolina, felt strongly about supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary.

But once the former first lady quit the race, Authenreith switched allegiance to Barack Obama, mainly because she thinks that he -- unlike Republican John McCain -- will push for universal healthcare.

"I can't understand the thinking of how someone would jump from Hillary to McCain," she said. "It doesn't make any sense."

Now that the Democratic marathon is over, Clinton supporters like Authenreith are siding heavily with Obama over McCain, polls show. And Obama has taken a wide lead among female voters, belying months of political chatter and polls of primary voters suggesting that disappointment over Clinton's defeat might block the Illinois senator from enjoying his party's historic edge among women.

More: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-women16-2008jun16,0,5593581.story

[NC_Nurse]

1. Well, duh! You'd have to be out of your mind to jump to McLame if you give a

shit about women's issues!

[Zomby Woof]

2. I've been saying this all along

I have always doubted the authenticity of so-called Hillary supporters who claimed they will vote for McCain if Obama got the nod. They were either lying (for a variety of reasons), or Republicans all along. Of course, "lying" and "Repubicans" are redundant.

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[Zomby Woof]

4. Hillary wants you to vote for Obama

Why defy her own wishes? If you honor what she stands for, vote for Obama.

[NC_Nurse]

5. Really? How will that help women? What if McCain wins? Do you care about

anything besides Hillary's pride and your own?

[NatBurner]

7. good luck with that

[blues90]

6. Perhaps the LA times should change their use of language

" Women voters lining up behind Obama" sounds a bit of a dischord to me.

[polichick]

8. So much for the myth that Dem women are idiots! :)