Palin inspires women to vote for Democrats

[nam78_two]

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24293429-5013948,00.html

Palin inspires women to vote for Democrats
September 04, 2008

MOST US women are unimpressed by Republican John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, and have thrown their weight behind the Democratic ticket in the race for the White House, a national poll showed today.

Six in 10 women voters see McCain's choice of a female running mate as a calculated political decision rather than one based on Palin's experience and qualities, the poll conducted by the Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group showed.

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“When women voters learn that Palin opposes abortion even in cases of rape and incest, opposes stem cell research and, as governor, opposed funding for state pre-kindergarten programs... a majority say... (they) feel less favourable toward her,” the poll showed.


And even though the choice of Palin was a historic move for the Republican party, marking the first time a woman has featured on a Republican presidential ticket, it has pushed many women voters over to the side of the Democrats.

[RiverStone]

1. May this notion spread throughout the land --- to women everywhere!

K & R!

[Arugula Latte]

5. Notice it's from Australia ...

Gee, wonder when our media is going to run with this?

[TwilightZone]

2. I certainly hope that's true.

The electorate can be pretty dumb, but I think even they can see through this.

[bdamomma]

3. I will not be fooled by this woman

she is a phoney with a dangerous agenda, and too much religion can make people stupid. Something is definitely wrong with her, no experience and highly insulting to me.

[TlalocW]

4. But various members of the media have been saying that

She's creating quite a buzz at the grassroots level with women of all political stripes. No, they didn't have proof or numbers, but they had a feeling. How can this be so?

TlalocW

[nam78_two]

6. "We want to see if she wears heels, how she wears her hair- stuff us Republican women need to know"

and those are the words of a Michigan Repug delegate :eyes:...

Michigan...you know the state that has been affected so severely by economic woes in these last 8 years...




http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/09/04/women_react_to_palin_speech.html

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- In the front row at the Xcel Energy Center, Michigan delegates Shirley Nagel and Nancy Cassis leaned into the aisle, scanned the stage and waited. Past 10 p.m. and still no sign.

Where was she, already?

It felt, Nagel said, like waiting for the appearance of a bride.

Nagel, a retired schoolteacher from Detroit, had anticipated few events as eagerly as she did Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's speech Wednesday night. Ever since Sen. John McCain named her his running mate Friday, Nagel had watched clips of Palin on television, read stories about her in the newspaper, and learned enough about her family -- the new baby, the pregnant daughter, the daughter's boyfriend -- to feel, Nagel said, "like we've known each other for 20 years." All that remained, she said, was a formal introduction.

"You judge a book by its cover, and we've been waiting for that chance with her," said Nagel, dressed in a hockey jersey like the rest of the Michigan delegation. "We want to see how tall she is, if she wears heels, how she wears her hair. That's stuff us Republican women need to know."

When Palin finally did make her introduction, Nagel approved of what she saw -- and heard. Nagel once coached a high school speech and debate team, and she liked how Palin defended her family without sounding defensive. She stood up on her red folding chair at the end of Palin's speech and leaned in to take a picture. "She started with the family and then moved on, just like everybody should do," Nagel shouted above the roar of the crowd. "She's a woman, and she showed she's tough. She attacked Obama. She touched on all the issues. We love her."

Said Cassis, a state senator from suburban Detroit: "This is history. The Democrats had a chance to put a woman on the ticket, and they punted. Not us. is elevating women just by her presence. I will always remember this."