Palin Pick Shores Up GOP Appeal to Women

Republican presidential nominee John McCain made history Friday when he appointed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the first woman to run in the No. 2 spot on a GOP presidential ticket.

The surprise move elated self-identified conservative women, who comprise 32 percent of the female electorate, according to a national survey of likely voters conducted in June by the Polling Company, based in Washington, D.C. The margin of error was about 5 percent. Full Story »

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Denise Clendening
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by Denise Clendening - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a balanced well sourced story that provides interesting statistics on women voters and polling numbers on how women might vote. Interesting that 20% of women who voted for Bush in 2004 are backing Obama and 10% of women who voted for Kerry are backing McCain. Based on the convention coverage, one would think the percentages were reversed. What is not mentioned is that Palin has an infant and many women voters will think she can not do a good job at being a parent and being Vice President and would be putting her family second. This may be sexist but it is how many women think.

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