Excerpts From
June 5, 2008
Female voters, especially older White women, were among
supporters, and she carried the women's vote in most of the 22 contests she
won.
"The women's vote is important to both their campaigns. Women will decide
this
election," predicted Dianne Bystrom, director of
the
Politics at
With just a couple of exceptions, the states that Clinton won were the same
states where she carried 52 percent or more of the women's vote, Bystrom said.
Among only White women, though, McCain had a slight edge over Obama, with 46
percent to 45 percent, but trailed
If past elections are an indication, McCain could win so long as the gender
gap, the difference between males and females voting for one candidate, is
narrow. President Bush's ability to increase his share of the women's vote
from 43 percent in 2000 to 48 percent in 2004 is viewed as a major reason he
won re-election.
http://www.azcentral.com
**According to CNN polling data, Hillary gained 135,428 female votes from VA**
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION