Now that John McCain has chosen a woman as running mate, Gallup reviews the bidding on the gender gap base on tracking poll data for the month. McCain leads among men voters by 48 percent to 42 percent while Obama has the advantage among women, 49 percent to 39 percent. Among independent white voters (Gallup says there is little difference on gender among blacks and Hispanics), McCain leads 56 percent to 35 percent among men while Obama leads by only 46 percent to 42 percent among women.
Choice of Palin Puts Spotlight on the Gender Gap
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Palin’s no Hillary, but this Hillary supporter likes her. Most of us Hillary supporters didn’t support Hillary just because she’s a woman. Rather, we respected her lifelong dedication to the well-being of average Americans (of ALL races). But we watched the decades-long fighter for civil rights and champion of “the little guy” be chewed up by her own party during a process that made a mockery of democracy - all to reward a guy who’s spent all of three years as a do-nothing legislator. Palin, on the other hand, has had several years of executive leadership experience - at which she has excelled. The fact that she was a popular mayor of a small town for two terms - before becoming governor - shows she understands the issues that affect people's daily lives and effectively works to make their lives better. And she stands up to government corruption! So most women won’t support Palin solely because she’s a woman. However, most women want respect and equal opportunities - and if more women got it, there would be more women decision-makers in government that are pro-life AND pro-choice.
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