RASMUSSEN: Obama does not have a woman problem - 52% Obama to 40% McCain

[powergirl]

Obama polls better with women than John Kerry in 2004. Let us now stop the hand wringing!

Are women shunning Obama? Pollster says no

"There's been much written and You-Tubed about supporters of Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton who are having trouble making the switch to presumptive nominee Barack Obama -- and say they may never. Or may never unless he puts Clinton on the ticket with him as vice president.

"Are women a big problem for Obama? Maybe not. At least one poll shows rapid recent movement to Obama overall among Democrats, including women.

"Pollster Scott Rasmussen says that as of today, based on 3,000 automated telephone surveys over the past three nights, Obama gets support from 52% of the women in his national tracking poll compared with 40% for presumptive Republican nominee John McCain. He says that's better than Democrat John Kerry did with women against President Bush in 2004.

"Scott attributes Obama's performance to unification within the Democratic Party over the past few days. "Before last Tuesday, Obama routinely earned around 70% of vote from Democrats," he tells us in an e-mail. "He's up to 81% today. Clearly the party has been coming together."

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/06/are-women-shunn.html

[DerekJ]

1. K & R

[ShortnFiery]

2. WOW! That's excellent news. eom.

[Bicoastal]

3. Oooooh, I hates them facts!

[AtomicKitten]

4. The reporting on demographics is a real sleight of hand this election cycle.

Politically, it has been very misleading.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. No, women are not a problem for Obama

need to work on the Latino/a vote now. This is the one that could go to the GOP.

[ingac70]

6. Uh, NOPE!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/08/navarrette/

"A new Gallup Poll summary of surveys taken in May shows Obama winning 62 percent of Latino voters nationwide, compared with 29 percent for McCain. The pro-Democratic group Democracy Corps compiled surveys from March through May that showed Obama with a 19-point lead among Latinos. And a Los Angeles Times poll last month showed Obama leading McCain by 14 points among Latinos in California."

Did you get that shit from Rush or what?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

8. no, I guess this old bird is lagging behind!

that's great news!

[Triana]

7. He's got a woman problem alright - most of them apparently think he'll ...

...make a damn fine president. WHAT a problem! :sarcasm:

[Peacetrain]

9. The white voter problem is overblown also apparently..

Listening to commentators on tv the other day.. Obama has 42 % of white voters..Kerry when he ran got 41% and Bill Clinton had 45%...:)

[Carrieyazel]

13. Obama isn't done running. Your using an early poll for Obama against actuals for JK and BC.

Not the best comparison.

[Peacetrain]

14. Just reporting what I heard on the tv 3 or 4 days ago

..and I think his numbers will more likely go up than down

[Carrieyazel]

17. Sorry, I should have said, THEY'RE using, as in the TV pollsters

His numbers are more likely to go up, I agree.

[Bullet1987]

10. MOST real Democrats move to the nominee of the Party

once their favorite loses. Only haters sit out or vote for the other Party. I have no doubt that the "Dems for McCain" will be marginal at best.

[Carrieyazel]

11. Will those numbers stay the same until November? Time will tell.

[Sparkly]

12. That's a healthy lead!!

Funny how the media spins these things, finding itself a "story." I heard a stat the other day (sorry I can't cite where -- I think on teevee) saying 35% of a party's voters saying they won't vote for the nominee is common or even expected at this point. (And, how many Republicans are saying they won't vote for McCain vs. how many Democrats say they won't vote for Obama? Why don't they tell us that?)

[Occam Bandage]

15. The dead-ender threat that women would head off and vote for a candidate

who is anti-choice, who divorced his first wife because she gained weight after a car accident, and who calls his trophy wife "cunt," was not exactly reasonable.

[yellerpup]

16. Absolutely true.

Threats to the contrary are specious.

[goclark]

18. He sure doesn't have a problem with this Senior Woman

and my Mom is 90 years old and everyone calls her GOMAMA because she is his biggest fan.

[mzmolly]

19. FABULOUS! Now, to put that talking point to rest!

:toast:

[senseandsensibility]

20. kick

I love stats like this that disprove the established story line. Still, I bet the corporate media still screams about the "woman problem".

[powergirl]

22. Facts don't make news stories nearly exciting enough!

Oh what will "they" all talk about on the Larry King show now!

[Cha]

21. Smart Women..

All the women in my life are thrilled to be voting for Obama in the GE..they're really into making sure we leave a better world for our kids and their kids, ect, ect, ect.

[TexasObserver]

23. Obama will win women. The question is by how much?