How did she get the women back?

[NoBorders]

CNN reporting that she won handily among women, which she pulled back in the last couple of days of the campaign.

Now, for all those HRC supporters lambasting Obama supporters for basing their support on EMOTION, what do you think about these results?

[Occam Bandage]

1. *sniffle*

[usregimechange]

3. The rescuer vote.

[LostinVA]

Sexist bullshit

[Occam Bandage]

13. I don't think her emotional moment was a bad thing.

It seems to have increased her appeal, especially among women.

[Politicub]

2. Someone on MSNBC was saying

maybe she simply did a better job with reaching women in NH than Iowa.

[goldcanyonaz]

4. I guess Iowa doesn't represent the women voters of the country.

Who would a thunk...

[Cameron27]

6. Exactly

[THUNDER HANDS]

8. or New Hampshire doesn't

it's hard to tell after two races.

[Cant trust em]

5. I guarantee that it was yesterday's tears

Good for her. Let's keep this interesting.

[Catherine Vincent]

7. It was probably Big Dawg.

The women love Big Dawg. :)

[aquart]

17. Now THAT was sexist.

Plenty of guys love Bill, too.

[KennedyGuy]

9. Gee.maybe some women resented the media portrayal of women

you know..
catty
shrill
Cackling
shrew..
you know..things like that.
Maybe some of them didn't like that all that much.
Maybe?
ya think?

[Bonobo]

10. sniff sniff

[LostinVA]

14. Sexist bullshit

[Occam Bandage]

Why is it bullshit to suggest that a sympathetic moment led to greater support?

[Bonobo]

11. dupe

[LostinVA]

12. Who said they were ever gone?

[NoBorders]

19. The polls said that

[LostinVA]

22. Polls say many things -- usually incorrectly

[NoBorders]

34. some yes, some not so much

there were a couple of accurate polls prior to iowa, but generall I agree, they are not to be trusted much.

[aquart]

15. Since women KNOW why women cry...

for a split second and then get right back to the task at hand, maybe we didn't care for the commentary.

And maybe MOST women know that tears sometimes stay behind the eyes, and never make it out where anyone can see and say a word about them.

[LostinVA]

18. It's beyond insulting for posters to say women voters were manipulated by her "tears"

Women voters are so naive and easily led, I guess.

:eyes:

Are they a piece of work or WHAT.

[sandnsea]

26. That's what the pundits are saying n/t

[Chovexani]

32. The pundits are sexist asshats too

There's no reason for anyone here to be emulating them.

[sandnsea]

41. They think they're reporting the facts

I've got no idea. But they seem to think it was either the "ganging up" during the debate or the vulnerability. Wes Clark said it turned pretty quickly. Hard to say. But I don't think they're intending to be sexist in explaining why women turned out for Hillary in NH and not in IA.

[killbotfactory]

16. Did she ever lose them in NH?

[NoBorders]

24. Presumably, according to the polls

She gained support somewhere, and according to CNN it was mostly women.

[progressivebydesign]

20. Caucus vs. Polling places. That's my take.

Iowa has a totally different process in selecting. Women are less likely to attend an evening caucus event, as most women have responsibilities in the evening that preclude spending several hours in a gymnasium. I caucused in Washington State in the last election, but it was on a Saturday. It was STILL a pain in the ass, though, and made me miss voting at a polling place at my convenience. The difference between having to be somewhere at a certain time and spending hours there, as opposed to stopping by a polling place for a few minutes on your way to pick up your kids after work. It's not sexist, it's reality. Ask any of your female friends of family who are not uber political which they'd prefer doing, and how likely they'd be to leave the kids with a sitter, or be willing to go to a gymnasium after work and spend a few hours, during a cold snap.

I don't think that her reconnection with women was the key, I think the setting was the key. You'll find that each state will be unique that way.

[annie1]

21. Being more natural in her town hall meetings and doing them in Q&A form.

[Lucinda]

27. Now that makes sense.

:thumbsup:

[sandnsea]

23. The bad moves affected Iowa more than NH

I don't think NH got a real taste of the ugly campaigning in Iowa. So people there didn't understand the dynamics going on in the debate. They also aren't inclined to believe Bill lies, so they believe that shit he says about Obama and the war and the health insurance mandates.

[Barack_America]

25. STOP GENERALIZING WOMEN'S VOTES!!

Arrrrrrggggh!

Women in the midwest are NOT the same as women in the NE!

[Didereaux]

28. My bet is that those last minute changes were backlash votes for Hillary

[avrdream]

29. I don't believe she ever lost New Hampshire women.

JMHO

[MadMaddie]

30. Because women know what it is like to be at a disadvantage..

and for the MSM to attack her like they did....I am betting many women in NH took it personally and that's from all socio-economic levels..

I was offended I am undeceided...

[HooptieWagon]

31. 911 and the waaahbulance n/t

[JVS]

33. The socially programmed fear and dread of the Black Man coming to victimize and violate them.

:popcorn:

[goldcanyonaz]

35. How ridiculous.

[JVS]

36. You just aren't willing to admit it.

[progressivebydesign]

38. is that flame-broiled popcorn there you have there? n/t

[jackson_dem]

37. The storyall day was Bill Clinton's comments on Obama's record

Maybe cleverly getting Obama's record out there did the trick? It was probably the first time most people heard that Obama is not a saint on the war.

[wisteria]

39. Maybe they are beginning to think about things from a woman's perspective. n/t

[sam kane]

40. Sexism. This was a "crying" media attack protest-bounce.

Women know blatant sexism when they see it. I'm not a Clinton supporter, but after seeing the MSM (plus people here) attack Clinton for exactly what her husband was praised for consistently, well I started cheering her on too.