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Clinton Counts on Sisterhood in Ohio

Comeback hopes rest on 17% lead among female voters

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 29, 2008 4:55 PM CST
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(Newser) – Sitting on a 17% lead among women in Ohio, Hillary Clinton is playing the gender card in an effort to save her presidential bid. She holds a slim overall lead in the state, where her focus on jobs has scored with women in all age and economic brackets. "She has struck a chord with women, especially in Ohio," a strategist tells the AP.

Aware of this dynamic, Clinton has played up sisterhood, posing with waitresses and today releasing an ad clearly aimed at communicating to women that she's a safer choice than Barack Obama. Over black-and-white images of sleeping children, a voice says, "It's 3am and your children are sleeping. There's a phone in the White House, and it's ringing. Something is happening in the world. Your vote will decide who answers that call."

Brooke Myers, Miss West Virginia National Teenager 2008, cheers as Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., makes a campaign stop at Belpre High School, in Belpre, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Brooke Myers, Miss West Virginia National Teenager 2008, cheers as Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., makes a campaign stop at Belpre High School, in Belpre, Ohio, Wednesday,...   (Associated Press)
In this Feb. 8, 2008 file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is handed a baby as she enters a campaign stop at the Todaro's Party Center for the Summit County Democratic Party meeting in Akron, Ohio. Clinton is relying heavily on women, a key part...
In this Feb. 8, 2008 file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is handed a baby as she enters a campaign stop at the Todaro's Party Center for the Summit County...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., talks with a supporter at a Bob Evans Restaurant in Rio Grande, Ohio, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., talks with a supporter at a Bob Evans Restaurant in Rio Grande, Ohio, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)   (Associated Press)
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