December 2, 2008 8:08:50 PM CST
(Newser) – Working-class women may decide who makes it to the White House, and while Sarah Palin piqued the interest of many undecideds, her gender isn’t enough to override their main concerns over soaring food and gas prices, unaffordable health care, and record-high unemployment. The Los Angeles Times takes the pulse of blue-collar women in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
“I wanted Hillary to win so bad, but I saw Sarah, and it just didn't work for me,” said a $10.50-an-hour cook, who worries about sending her daughter to college. "I have no retirement. Obama understands it's the economy. He knows how we live." One waitress dubbed Palin “the perfect candidate,” but decided to vote for whoever addressed gas prices first. “And—I’ll be danged—it was Obama,” she told the LA Times.
Source Los Angeles Times
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We don't need any more fighting in Washington. Women are not for women just because they are women. We are intelligent enough to make a conscious decision. - Patty Tobal, 63, retired nurse in Pennsylvania
I think Palin is a fake. She will run the economy into the ground. I have to kill myself every day at work to earn enough to pay for gas to get there. I think Obama is sincere. I think we need a change. - Jennifer Glisan, 23, EMT in Pennsylvania
Sarah Palin • Obama 2008 • McCain 2008 • women • female voters • working class • swing voters
