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Thursday, September 30, 2004 Presidential candidates out to pick up chicks! Posted: September 30, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern By Jane Chastain © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com We comprise more than 52 percent of the population of the United States and polls show our vote is still up for grabs. That is why both political parties are out surfing for babes. However, the old hot spots aren't so hot anymore. You won't find the politically unattached female at an abortion rally, the soccer field or even the schoolhouse door. In 2004, she's outside the Pentagon looking for Mr. Right. Don't offer her champagne and caviar –...

Since the inception of the radical feminist movement over thirty years ago it would appear women no longer need or admire strong independent men. The fixation with "girl power" the NOW Gang and Steinman doctrine really helped the female bird fly over the cuckoo's nest. The radical doctrinal beliefs of these old embittered men hating battalions are gradually being adjusted. Strong independent women are finding the balance of being who they are and at the same time appreciating the strong independent qualities in their men.

Gender gaps in battleground states are some of the widest ever seen in presidential elections, underscoring the need for Thursday night's debate to speak directly to women - the largest voting bloc and a potential key to winning the election, political analysts said Wednesday. The first presidential debate will cover foreign policy and recent polls show that women rank President Bush as stronger on national security. But the Bush administration's pre-emptive strike, go-it-alone policy in Iraq is worrisome to women, said national pollster John Russonello, who has worked primarily for Democratic candidates. "Women have been more dovish than men right...

Last week some Kerry supporters really had their knickers in a twist over the fast-eroding women's vote. How could it be happening? How could women dare to do the unthinkable and not favor their candidate in overwhelming numbers? Kerry pollster Mark Mellman claimed the campaign was not especially disturbed by the reduced support from women. "I don't define it as a problem," he told the New York Times, I presume with a straight face. "I define it as an opportunity." A very cheery analysis by someone who certainly knows a Democratic victory is impossible without strong female support. Naomi Wolf...

Does terrorism threaten single men or women? One could be forgiven for thinking it doesn't when listening to John Kerry's latest pronouncements on terror. At Temple University the other day, Kerry explained that terrorism is a grave threat to mothers in particular. Terrorism "goes to the very heart of what we value most — our families," he said. "It strikes at the bond between a mother and child." Whether the overriding goal of terrorists is actually to strike at maternal bonding is open to debate, but Kerry has clearly been reading his poll numbers. The Beslan school massacre played...

WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, seeking to boost Democratic Sen. John Kerry's support among women, argued on Tuesday that another term for President Bush would leave a stagnate economy. The New York lawmaker told a gathering of businesswomen that they were being squeezed by the rising costs of expenses such as health care and dwindling access to federal assistance or contracts. Clinton's pitch follows a recent poll that showed Bush leading Kerry among likely women voters, largely due to concerns about terrorism and who is best equipped to protect the nation. In the 2000 election, women favored Democrat Al...

September 28, 2004 GirlVote A new condescension greets women voters Cathy Young No election campaign is ever complete without talk about the gender gap, women voters, and the candidates' attempts to compete for their affections. This year, the women's vote is especially important since the election is likely to be a close one. And at least for now, women are confounding political experts by deserting the Democrats: In some recent polls, they are actually leaning in Bush's favor. So both sides are fervently wooing women—in the process, often treating them with a condescension that, in a better world, would...

Media Ignores Security Moms for Bush The media have come up with another new voting block, but though they want to talk about Security Moms, they apparently don't want to talk to them. Nancy Kennon, founder of Security Moms For Bush, told NewsMax the group already has volunteers in almost 40 states - after launching just three months ago. But they might as well be sending their press releases to the Flat Earth Society. "Is it media bias?" Kennon asked. "Even though all the media hype...has been about 'National Security' and the 'so-called Security Moms' we cannot get any press!...

Republican stealth weapon targets women Quiet, classy, cogent - Laura Bush's qualities are bringing female voters to her husband as she goes on the stump in battleground states Suzanne Goldenberg in Wausau, Wisconsin Monday September 27, 2004 The Guardian In these uncertain years at the beginning of the 21st century and Washington's "war on terror", there are qualities middle America demands of a first lady, and Laura Bush seldom disappoints. Poise. Grace. Good manners. Good looks. Those are the admiring comments that follow the presidential spouse on the campaign trail. This week brings her to five battleground states in three...

Elizabeth Holland was lunching on soup and salad at a hospital cafeteria in Meadowbrook, Pa., when she paused to chat about the election. "I was really voting for Bush until the assault weapons ban" expired a few weeks ago, the 55-year-old nurse said. She called Bush "too wishy-washy" on renewing the legislation, which died in Congress after the White House failed to push it as promised. Holland, a Republican who is married with four grown children, also is unhappy with the "mess" that she believes Bush created in Iraq. But she isn't sure John Kerry could do much better. "I'm...

Are women on the East Coast smarter because they like John Kerry? Are women in the Midwest dumber because they don't like Kerry as much? I wrote an article this week about how women are not supporting Kerry at the same level as they supported Al Gore in 2000. Citing a series of polls done for Knight Ridder and MSNBC, I noted that Kerry's support from women was lagging in Missouri and Ohio, two battleground states. Consequently, Kerry was trailing Bush in those states. One woman who read the article in Philadelphia did not think it was news. "I don't...

FREUD'S most famous question "What do women want?' might be the title of this political season's playbook, as President George W. Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry strut their best stuff and try to win women's votes. What women want, apparently, is to be safe. In post-Sept. 11 America, the group of swing voters formerly known as "soccer moms' has morphed into "security moms' mostly white, married women with children who worry first about national security. In other words, in a trend that Freud doubtless would find unsurprising, women are looking to their leading man for protection. It is, after...

If you've been following the presidential campaign these last few weeks, you've probably heard a thing or two about security moms--the erstwhile soccer moms who became obsessed with terrorism after September 11, and, in the process, began tilting Republican. The typical "security mom" story--variations of which have appeared in The Washington Post (twice), The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Philadelphia Inquirer in recent weeks, as well as on CNN, ABC, and NPR--cites the hair-raising effect of the recent Russian school massacre. It mentions Laura Bush's frequent pitches to women on security matters, and notes how the Republican...

09/23/2004 Why women are edging toward Bush Storm impact big, but maybe not long-lived The 527 factor: It's big in state races, too from the September 23, 2004 edition Why women are edging toward Bush A growing group of 'security moms' puts national safety at the top of their list, weakening a traditionally Democratic base. By Linda Feldmann | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON – Amid all the strategizing and message-mongering and imagemaking of the 2004 campaign, all aimed at attracting various demographic groups, one stark fact has risen to the top: President Bush has made serious...

Diverse Group of Women from Across Illinois Support the Re-Election of George W. BushCHICAGO, IL - Bush Cheney '04 today announced its leadership team for the state's "W Stands for Women" coalition, including a diverse group of women from throughout the state of Illinois.  Mary Jo Arndt of Lombard will serve as the group's chair.  Honorary chairs include former Illinois First Lady Brenda Edgar, U.S. Representative Judy Biggert, as well as State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka and Jean Hastert, wife of U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.  "I'm proud to stand here today for President George W. Bush because...

It was no accident that John Kerry appeared Tuesday on "Live With Regis and Kelly'' and recalled his days as a young prosecutor in a rape case. Or that he then flew from New York to Jacksonville, Fla., to promote his health care proposals. Or that on Thursday in Davenport, Iowa, he will preside over a forum on national security with an audience solely of women. These appearances are part of an energetic drive by the Kerry campaign to win back voters that Democrats think are rightfully theirs: women. In the last few weeks, Kerry campaign officials have been nervously...

A devoted reader named Curtis spent over two hours writing this, sent it to me and asked me to post it. So here it is! http://www.thehill.com/david_hill/091504.aspx “The latest AP/Ipsos poll revealed almost no gender gap among suburban Americans. The stereotypical soccer moms who once threw themselves at Democrats like Bill Clinton are not warmly embracing Kerry. Only 49 percent of suburban women support him, according to the AP.” Could this explain some of the strangely divergent results in the polls lately? If women are breaking heavily for Bush with their husbands and the gender gap is all but gone, this...

ROGERS, AR – Today, First Lady of Arkansas Janet Huckabee joined Arkansas State Representative Cecile Bledsoe, Surrogate Events Chairwoman for Arkansas Bush-Cheney '04 Deena Burnett and Bush-Cheney '04 supporters to announce the Bush-Cheney '04 Arkansas "W Stands for Women" Leadership Team in Rogers, Arkansas. "To ensure our place and progress in America and in the world remain firm, we must continue to support President Bush and his commitment to women's issues. President Bush will depend on his leadership team in Arkansas to highlight his positive record of achievement and to aid his reelection effort this November," said Huckabee. "As President...

ARLINGTON, VA - Today, former U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin, Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer, and local business owner Christine Toretti Olson joined Bush-Cheney '04 supporters to announce the Arizona "W Stands for Women" Leadership Team in Phoenix. "President Bush has proven over the last three years that he has the vision and the strength of character to chart a bold course for America and to follow it with steady resolve," said Marin. "With Senator Kerry, on the other hand, you never quite know what you're going to get." "As a business woman, I deal daily with the very real...

ORLANDO, FL - Florida First Lady Columba Bush joined Florida Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings and Republican Party of Florida Chairwoman Carole Jean Jordan to announce the Bush-Cheney '04 Florida "W Stands for Women" Leadership Team. "George W. Bush has been a solid supporter of the policies and programs that are empowering women in America, and Florida women appreciate his steady leadership on all issues important to our state and nation," stated Bush. America's 10.1 million women-owned businesses employ 18.2 million people and contribute 3.6 trillion dollars to the national economy. Women-owned businesses are growing at twice the rate of all...