Washington, DC - Hillary Clinton boasts an arsenal of female supporters who are fueling her continued success in primaries around the nation. Among those fervent females vying for her nomination are business women of all ethnicities. In fact, polls indicate these women voters are Clinton’s strongest constituency.
In a 2007 Washington Post-ABC News Poll, Clinton led Obama by a 2 to 1 margin among female voters. Her 15-point lead at the time was the direct result of that margin. Similarly, in New Hampshire, Hillary’s victory was attributed largely to the fact that she claimed the majority of women’s votes. Women in the upper echelon of business are pulling out their Blackberry’s and their checkbooks to garner more support and funds for the Clinton campaign.
Women account for 40 percent of Clinton’s “bundlers”--the top fund-raises who pull in donations from others. Oxygen’s former chief executive, Ms. Laybourne, hosted a cocktail party in her Manhattan apartment for women in media, including Diane Robina, president of emerging networks for Comcast Corp. and Sara Levinson, a publishing-unit heard at Rodale Inc.
“There’s a sisterhood solidarity going on here,” says Ms. Caputo, who served as press secretary for Clinton when she was First Lady.
Clinton’s financial transparency is also lending her credibility and building trust among female voters. According to the article “How Voters May React to the Clintons’ $109 Million Income,” American voters don’t begrudge wealthy candidates their money because many aspire to wealth themselves.
“The Clintons’ have now made public 30 years of tax returns, a record matched by few people in public service, said Clinton campaign spokesman Jay Carson in a statement. “None of Hillary Clinton’s presidential opponents have revealed anything close to this amount of personal financial information.”
Clinton also scored endorsements from high-profile women’s political organizations, including Emily’s List and the National Organization for Women, which laud her efforts to champion for women’s rights. The National Organization of Women (NOW) endorsed Clinton for her demonstrated commitment to protecting women’s right to choose. Clinton has expanded access to family planning services and spoke out forcefully against the Supreme Court’s April 2007 decision that failed to recognize the importance of women’s health. According to NOW’s website, Clinton has “eloquently articulated the need for full economic, political and social equality for workers to advance the civil and human rights of women and girls”.
Gender is not the only reason many of America’s women are actively endorsing the female candidate. Clinton’s policy positions on labor, education, healthcare and work-life balance are driving business women to support her campaign. Today, despite the progress women have made toward equality, they earn 77 cents for every dollar men earn, with women of color earning even less.
Clinton has long been a champion for equal pay for women. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, of which Senator Clinton is an original cosponsor, would reestablish a fair rule for filing claims of pay discrimination based on race, national origin, gender, religion, age or disability.
“We thought we had ended discrimination in the workplace against women when the Equal Pay Act was passed all those years ago,” said Clinton. “But clearly, we have not finished the business of guaranteeing equality in the workplace: fair and equal pay for those who do the same jobs.”
Do you think Hillary should run for president in 2012 and become the first female president? Do you think she could win against our current president Barack Obama?
Im asking this question now and will ask again close to election 2012?
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