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July 2008
- Equal Pay Is Obama's Women Card
  
  Politico | Jul 15, 08 4:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama isn't talking about Roe v. Wade much before female audiences these days, Politico reports, focusing rather on a case seen to have undermined women's rights to equal pay. In highlighting Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tires rather than abortion, the Democrat is tapping into economic concerns while steering clear of an issue even pro-choice Americans can find distasteful. More »
- Two National Polls: Obama Up 9, 8
  
  Boston Globe | Jul 15, 08 3:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama leads John McCain nationally in a new Quinnipiac poll, 50% to 41%, with huge advantages among female and young voters. The two split independents with 44% apiece, and McCain led 47%-44% among men and 49%-42% among white voters, the Boston Globe reports. Far more respondents said they were uncomfortable with a president aged 72 than with a black president. More »
June 2008
- Clinton Wins by Losing
  
  New York | Jun 16, 08 2:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton won big by losing narrowly, shedding her toxic image and escaping her husband's ambiguous legacy to become a lionized figure for women, the left, and even some Republicans, John Heilemann writes in New York . "Although in the end she may wind up being dwarfed by Obama, for the moment she is something he is not: fully, poignantly human." More »
- Bolting Clinton Fans? It's a GOP Myth
  
  New York Times | Jun 15, 08 6:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain's aggressive courtship of Hillary Clinton's female supporters shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, Frank Rich writes in the New York Times. "The fictional scenario of mobs of crazed women defecting to Mr. McCain" rather than Barack Obama fits right in with the "new bogus narrative" that ignores a plethora of statistics, which Rich runs down. More »
- Sexism? Media Disagree With Clinton Backers
  
  New York Times | Jun 13, 08 7:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Now that Hillary Clinton has suspended her presidential campaign, her most ardent supporters are hitting out at television news, proposing boycotts and setting up websites in response to allegedly sexist coverage. But as the New York Times reports, many in the media see little evidence of sexism. Rather, they accuse the ex-candidate of having used a few glaring examples to drum up support for a faltering campaign. More »
- McCain Makes Pointed Pitch to Women; Dems Skeptical
  
  Washington Post | Jun 12, 08 1:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain is fine-tuning his pitch to women, and while Democrats voice doubt the Republican can find a female following, they’re nevertheless gearing up to make sure it doesn’t happen, the Washington Post reports. McCain sees opportunity in disappointed Hillary Clinton backers, and top adviser Carly Fiorina today begins barnstorming women's events in swing states. More »
- Obama-Clinton a 'Winning Ticket,' Says Feinstein
  
  Politico | Jun 8, 08 12:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Her candidate may have lost the Democratic nomination, but Dianne Feinstein is still dreaming of the dream ticket, Politico reports. Although she conceeds that "nobody else can tell" Barack Obama what to do, Feinstein today reiterated on ABC's "This Week" the Clinton campaign's longtime assertion that it won the popular vote. The California senator hosted Thursday's meeting between the two candidates. More »
- McCain Targets Disgruntled Clinton Voters
  
  Washington Post | Jun 6, 08 12:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain sees his path to the White House lined with Hillary Clinton supporters. Up to 28% of Clinton backers have told pollsters they’ll defect to the GOP now that Barack Obama has clinched the nomination, the Washington Post reports, so McCain is targeting them, calling Clinton a “friend” who inspired his daughters. It’s a long shot, but, hey, it worked for Ronald Reagan. More »
- Carly Fiorina Puts Feminine Face on McCain Campaign
  
  New York Times | Jun 6, 08 7:25 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The inner circle of advisers to John McCain is small, loyal—and almost completely male. But one woman has gained the candidate's respect and become a key surrogate for him in the media: Carly Fiorina, the ousted CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Each has something to gain—Fiorina is helping McCain with women voters, while the campaign is helping to rehabilitate her reputation, reports the New York Times . More »
May 2008
- Farewell to Hillary, and to Sexism
  
  Washington Post | May 15, 08 12:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton will almost certainly not be the Democratic nominee for president, and the end of her campaign is a relief for Marie Cocco in the Washington Post —but not for political reasons. The end of the Democratic primary, she writes, will also put to rest the sexist rhetoric of Clinton's opponents and the media, who have called her a "she-devil," "whore," and worse. More »
March 2008
- Chelsea Surprised by Sexism
  
  WRAL | Mar 30, 08 11:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Once and possibly future first daughter Chelsea Clinton said Friday that she "really didn't get how much sexism there was in this country" until the New Hampshire primary campaign, when someone told her he didn't think a woman could be commander in chief, and some men disrupted a campaign rally to stand up and tell her mother: "Iron my shirt." More »
- Clinton Supporters See Sexist Backlash
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 29, 08 8:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Many women who support Hillary Clinton—and even some who don't—find that the New York senator's bid for president has unleashed unsettling sexist hostility in the workplace and elsewhere, the Wall Street Journal reports. A woman shouted at by a stranger for her Hillary bumper sticker says the "level of venom" always takes her by surprise. More »
- Hill's Bad Press Rallies Women
  
  Newsweek | Mar 9, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The press may be ganging up on Hillary Clinton—but that’s good news for her campaign, writes Deirdre Depke in Newsweek . When women sense an affront to the senator, they come out for her in droves, as they did in New Hampshire, Ohio, and Texas. The best course for Clinton now, Depke writes, is to “stay on the sidelines while the women of America fight the battle for her.” More »
- Obama Relies on Volunteers to Sway Texas
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 1, 08 12:50 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Volunteers, not the paid staff Barack Obama has relied on to win previous primaries, are at the core of his campaign in Texas, reports the Wall Street Journal . It's "like a baling wire and duct tape thing," says his campaign chief in the state. A year ago, it didn't make a lot of sense for the Obama camp to devote many resources here, but the state's emerging importance has forced a relatively late scramble, the Journal notes. More »
February 2008
- Clinton Counts on Sisterhood in Ohio
  
  Associated Press | Feb 29, 08 4:55 PM CST
  
  (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. More »
- Dems Take Aim at Big Business
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 16, 08 1:07 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, heading into primaries in states struggling with joblessness and the mortgage crisis, are sharpening their attacks on big business, the Wall Street Journal reports. Both are lambasting oil companies, corporate tax cuts, and health insurers. Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary will be a test of which candidate has gained the populist high ground once held by John Edwards. A bigger test comes March 4 in Ohio. More »
- Hillary's Not a True Test of Gender Bias
  
  New York Times | Feb 13, 08 1:03 PM CST