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Why isn't Hillary Clinton doing better with women voters?
CNN Op ^ | 8-22-2015 | Martha Pease

Posted on 08/24/2015 1:01:19 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot

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Still, the larger point is that Hillary is not doing as well among women voters as would have been expected a month ago and Trump is surviving among Republican women better than expected. Since women will provide well over half the vote in 2016, decoding how they make decisions is critical to both sides.

So, what is going on among women voters? What seems clear is that Hillary is trying to appeal to women in an old-fashioned way that doesn't work as well as it once did. Her team apparently thinks that by aggressively selling hard facts, advancing policies or giving her version of the email controversy, Hillary's campaign will have women flocking to her banner.

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Clinton's eroding favor with women may also be tied up in their investment in her as standard bearer. Women I talk with of both parties definitely want to be a driving force in electing the first woman to the White House, but they also want the "right" woman -- not a politician who happens to be a woman. A recent Quinnipiac poll showing that 57% of all voters believe that she is not honest and trustworthy, and a Fox poll finding that 58% think she is lying about the emails, should be setting off alarm bells at Clinton headquarters in Brooklyn. .......

As bizarre as it may seem, Hillary Clinton might take a page from his (i.e.,Trump's) book: Many women find it refreshing when they are told a straight story and are left to draw their own conclusions. "Here I am. I have nothing to hide. It's up to you to decide if you like me or not."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clinton; hillary2016; womensvote
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To: Sir Napsalot

Golly!

Seems some women can look past protecting abortion and recognize that having a pathological liar, who is also a terrible liar, as President, may not be a good option.

(Note: Bill and Obama both lie well)


61 posted on 08/24/2015 2:04:28 PM PDT by G Larry (Obama is replicating the instruments of the fall of Rome)
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To: nascarnation
I've never seen a more awkward photo of alleged grandparental affection.

It's clear neither Bill nor Hillary feel comfortable with babies. Too many abortions in their past, no doubt.

62 posted on 08/24/2015 2:06:56 PM PDT by shhrubbery! (NIH!)
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To: caww

I couldn’t agree more. Compare her to 2008, and the amount of cognitive slippage is clearly evident, especially in those rare moments when she’s challenged. She can no longer parry probing questions with any deftness.


63 posted on 08/24/2015 2:34:24 PM PDT by ScottinVA (Liberalism is the poison ivy that infests the garden of society.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Wash wash wash your server

Scrub scrub scrub your server

Rinse rinse rinse your server

We just cleaned your server


64 posted on 08/24/2015 2:54:44 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

One of the most sycophantic articles I’ve read, since the last time I read a CNN article about Hillary. These people are delusional.


65 posted on 08/24/2015 3:13:18 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Why isn’t Hillary Clinton in jail?


66 posted on 08/24/2015 3:14:49 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Biology is biology. Everything else is imagination.)
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To: SampleMan
1. Ugly, women don’t like ugly. 2. Fat, women don’t like fat. 3. Mean, women don’t like mean. 4. Smug, women don’t like smug. 5. Old, women don’t like old.

In other words, women don't like women. I think it's true. Women candidates for POTUS are a hard sell because half the country doesn't like them.

67 posted on 08/24/2015 3:25:38 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: samtheman

Nah. It’s the pants suits. Todays women abhors those things, docha’ know. So tacky, so... so... 70s!


68 posted on 08/24/2015 3:46:44 PM PDT by jmacusa
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To: Sir Napsalot

“Why isn’t Hillary Clinton doing better with women voters?”

Because women are in a unique position to understand that having a vagina isn’t the sole qualification to be President?


69 posted on 08/24/2015 4:13:30 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Ms. Perky: People perceive you as somewhat...
Kat Stratford: Tempestuous?
Ms. Perky: “Heinous bitch” is the term used most often.


70 posted on 08/24/2015 6:44:17 PM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Even women get it right once in a while.........ducking for cover!!


71 posted on 08/24/2015 7:01:56 PM PDT by terycarl (COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVER ALL)
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To: billyboy15
How about they’re not to bright?

too.....sigh

72 posted on 08/24/2015 7:08:56 PM PDT by terycarl (COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVER ALL)
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To: billyboy15
The two of us are going to the store, the dog is going too.

to....toward....two 2.....too also.

73 posted on 08/24/2015 7:19:07 PM PDT by terycarl (COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVER ALL)
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To: Sir Napsalot

I dunno, maybe cause she’s a major league f’ing crook and liar? Corruption rarely gets this bad.


74 posted on 08/24/2015 9:26:47 PM PDT by MCH
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To: Sir Napsalot

Her political stupidity is reflected in the assumption that women will vote for her just because she is a woman too.


75 posted on 08/25/2015 2:04:41 AM PDT by AdaGray
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