In 1996, the Greatest Generation stood by and allowed President Clinton to demagogue Newt Gingrich on cutting entitlements and throwing granny out into the snow. If these supposedly hard-core Republicans had supported entitlement reform, Clinton would not have won reelection. I blame the Greatest Generation for that.
I think you mean that women and Catholics elected Clinton in 1996, thereby being the enemies to reform and Gingrich, and conservatism.
Clinton got 54% of the female vote that year, and 43% of men.
Clinton got 53% of the Catholic vote, and 41% of the Protestant vote.
Clinton won 53% of the under 30 vote, and 48% in all other age groups.