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Clinton Supporters to Women: Don't Vote for McCain
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ABC News' Molly Hunter Reports: While there may be some residual bitterness after Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential bid defeat, her most loyal supporters are now shifting gears, warning Clinton's strong base of women supporters against swinging toward presumptive Republican Sen. John McCain.
"We are here to sound the alarm bell," said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz, D-Fla., on a conference call with reporters Wednesday.
"In order to advance the progress that women have made in the last decade and in order to improve the lives of women and their children, the last thing in the world that women need to do is vote for John McCain," she said.
"Senator McCain is out of touch with the lives these women are leading and he is against many of the policy positions that they hold," added Ellen Malcolm, president of EMILY's List, a national organization that fundraises for pro-choice women candidates, on the Wednesday conference call with reporters.
Clinton's steadfast women supporters, some of whom vowed never to look beyond Clinton's candidacy, must now choose between Obama and McCain. Malcolm and Shultz, both early supporters of Clinton's presidential bid, say that choice becomes clear when you look at McCain's record.
They pointed to McCain's consistent anti-abortion voting record, his support for the Iraq war, and his failure to vote on the Fair Pay Act, a bill that would restore workers’ ability to go to court in cases of pay discrimination.
Malcolm called talk from the McCain campaign about picking up Clinton's female voters a "pipe dream."
They cited a Gallup poll released Wednesday showing presumptive Democratic Sen. Barack Obama leading McCain among women likely voters by 13 percentage points, up from 5 percentage points last week before Clinton's concession.
In Clinton's last week of candidacy, Gallup had Clinton leading McCain by 12 points.
That's a sign, they said, that women are flocking to Obama's candidacy.
"There is a real fear that John McCain will be dangerous for women," Shultz said, "He will impede our progress if he becomes President of the United States; he is wrong on the issues that matter to women most."
Malcolm said white, non-college educated women will be the critical lynchpin to Democratic success and to Obama's victory in November.
"Women have the power to determine the results of this election," Malcolm said.
June 11, 2008 in Bush, George W., Hunter, Duncan, Kucinich, Dennis, Tancredo, Tom, Thompson, Fred | Permalink | User Comments (781)
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listen ladies come to your senses i am a woman and would loved to see hillary win but i am gonna support obama i belive hillary has fought to hard for us to go backwards and vote for mccain the republicans have had 7 years and look at this mess now obama may not be perfect but atleast he has the same views and policies as hillary hillary hates mccain as well as bush remember a vote for obama is a vote for hillary!!
Posted by: angie | Jun 11, 2008 3:13:04 PM
ditto!!!!!!
Posted by: Melvin | Jun 11, 2008 3:16:22 PM
We are not the ones needing the lecture. Your undemocratic committee is the one in need of a lecture so spare us!
Posted by: irma | Jun 11, 2008 3:18:02 PM
Nice try. I wouldn't call those numbers flocking to Obama.
To get a real feel you would need to see the unlikely voters since Clinton left the race. Many said the wouldn't vote for anyone if Clinton was not the nominee. I suspect no one is polling that, but because this has become so boring without Hillary, maybe it would be something to look into.
Posted by: Kris | Jun 11, 2008 3:19:16 PM
If they really supported Hillary they should support her beliefs and her endorsement. To not rally behind her wishes is a slap in her face. So to all the die hard...you're not walking the walk...but talking some other talk.
Posted by: Nonya | Jun 11, 2008 3:21:48 PM
Gallup; the chosen CNN pollster is never very accurate or reflective of what actually happens.
Posted by: irma | Jun 11, 2008 3:22:00 PM
The rasmussen poll shows 67% view Obama as a liberal.
Posted by: geevill | Jun 11, 2008 3:22:32 PM
Where was Debbie Wasserman when Clinton's Florida voters were being disenfranchised?
A little too late sweetie.
Posted by: geevill | Jun 11, 2008 3:23:40 PM
geevil, "The rasmussen polls show 67% view Obama as a liberal".
Thats why so many are voting for him. Don't the repuks ever refresh their talking points?
Posted by: Jen | Jun 11, 2008 3:25:58 PM
Hi lady you have come to your sense.All hilary voters should vote for mcCain and defeat obama
Posted by: karapet | Jun 11, 2008 3:26:32 PM
I wouldn't put too much stock in a
Gallup Poll! Or a Pew Poll, or a
Quinnipiac Poll!
These polls almost Never Show a
Republican Presidential Candidate
in the lead until about 2 days before
the election!
McCain only needs to get about 5 percent
of Hillary's supporters and that's enough to be the difference in a close
race!
Posted by: reaganfan | Jun 11, 2008 3:30:22 PM
The media is just trying to SPIN and BRAINWASH that all these women are going WHOLESALE to Obama .
So then others will fall in line.
The american media is 100% CORRUPT and has lost its ability to simply report the news.
Posted by: tomdavie | Jun 11, 2008 3:32:23 PM
Want our vote? Give us our rightful candidate! Otherwise; back off 'cause you're making it worse!
Posted by: irma | Jun 11, 2008 3:32:59 PM
I'm a a woman and Hillary suporter and wouldn't fall in line like a good Democratic soldier if they paid, not after the way the DNC treated Hillary and the party base. Go McCain!
Posted by: Kittycat | Jun 11, 2008 3:35:35 PM
The Democratic Party didn't give us anything! Women have fought for everything; the Democratic Party rode our wave in our fights for our votes to give them power. DEMS need US! Don't let them continue to push us around ladies....fight all the way because we are in the right in this argument. Don't let them fog you up in relenting power to the people who have lost or given up the last two elections to the Republicans even when they had our votes. WE OWE THEM NOTHING!
Posted by: irma | Jun 11, 2008 3:38:39 PM
We still love Hillary. We are not able to help her offset her debts, but we will follow what she asked us to do. We will support Obama and vote for him.
Posted by: Peace | Jun 11, 2008 3:39:36 PM
As an Independent voter and a female- these comments about "I'm not falling in line", make me want to vomit.
I watched the day you all created that line for yourselves- I don't remember anyone asking you to "fall in line".
Posted by: Sally | Jun 11, 2008 3:41:44 PM
Debbie Wasserman Shultz, I dare you to attempt to tell me who to vote for, who is will be better for me. You do not know me! I shall vote for whom I believe will be the best person for the position. I could care less what YOU or the DNC would like to occur.
Posted by: Kriss | Jun 11, 2008 3:42:07 PM
Peace.
You have been stumping for months calling Clinton down. I have been reading your posts since January.
Now you pose as a Clinton lover?
You obama supporters have no shame and will lie, cheat , steal and manipulate your way to anything possible.
Posted by: tomdavie | Jun 11, 2008 3:42:20 PM
irma,
"Women have the power to determine the results of this election," now its time to prove what you really stand for? what is more important your pride or the issues you were fighting for?
thats what real women do for the family they love they sacrifice for them!
Posted by: melissa | Jun 11, 2008 3:44:18 PM
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