Will U.S. voters elect a woman as president?

Seattle Times ^ | August 21, 2007 | Matt Stearns

[NCDragon]

DES MOINES, Iowa — A pair of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's worst nightmares trudged past a giant blue "Hillary for President" sign outside the Iowa State Fair with palpable disgust.

"Hillary can go to hell," said Alice Aszman, 66, a Democrat from Ottumwa. "I'll never vote for her. I don't think a woman should be president. I think a man should. They've got more authority."

Her husband, Daniel, 50, also a Democrat, agreed: "I think women should stay home instead of being boss."

That's not what Clinton wants to hear from voters like the Aszmans, who described themselves as "working class." But there's also no question that, even as Clinton, the New York Democrat, widens her lead in national polls of Democratic voters, becoming the first woman president won't be easy.

[jamaksin]

For the dim-0-crats this is a tough choice:

1) With the GOP having committed suicide losing control of the Congress, and

2) Dubya fading ...

the dims ... want the White House very badly.

Tubba probably sees 2008 as her only/best shot as Prez ... because:

1) Should another dim get the nomination and win ... assume an eight year run as Prez - Tubba becomes too old and Bubba becomes more feeble,

2) Should Tubba get the nomination ... and lose - the "little" people will have spoken loudly about dims.

So ... an interesting dynamic ... is the devil you know better than the one you don't?

[ElectricStrawberry]

Of course we’ll elect a woman President.....just not THAT woman....and I use the term loosely.

[Jabba the Nutt]

Look, the liberal media can go out and find neanderthals, who'll say, 'they'll never vote for a woman', but voters don't vote for "a man" or "a woman", the vote for specific individuals. The question is whether Hillary can overcome her 48% negative rating among voters. Dick Morris believes she can by bringing in millions of new voters, ie single women, who'll vote for her.

The questions is what kind of candidate will Hillary Clinton make, not some generic "woman".

[gridlock]

Look, the liberal media can go out and find neanderthals, who'll say, 'they'll never vote for a woman'

Particularly when those Neaderthals work for the Hillary! campaign. Or do you think the Aszmann's just happened to be walking by?

[gridlock]

Alice Aszman, of Ottumwa, leads from the audience in a dance that started in Spain but spent month after
month as the No. 1 song in America, The Macarena, during International Day at the Quincy Place Mall
Saturday. Courier photo/Mark Newman

[Notary Sojac]

I've been saying for a couple of years now, "I believe America is really ready for a female President. That's why I could never vote for Hillary."

The double takes are priceless.

[Vanbasten]

If the woman was in the mold of Thatcher than yes. But Hillary, you are no Margaret Thatcher...you are more like Lenin Lite.

[ArrogantBustard]

Is there a woman running?

No. The democrats are running a socialist mohammedan, a socialist airhead, and a socialist hildebeeste.

[kabar]

Probably a planted story by the Hillary campaign. Hillary the victim and champion of women’s rights play better. She hopes that women vote for her because, “I’m your girl.”

[longtermmemmory]

notice the ages wife 66 husband 50. 16 year reverse age difference AND the over 45 set.

Also the autor seemed to pick the anecdote for the woman in change kind of implication.

[NeoCaveman]

No. The democrats are running a socialist mohammedan, a socialist airhead, and a socialist hildebeeste.

socialist mohammedan = Obama
socialist airhead = Edwards
socialist hildebeast = Hillary!
Socialist elf = Kucinich
socialist plagarizer = Biden
socialist buffoon = Richardson
socialist half a sandwich = Dodd

[longtermmemmory]

notice the ages

[longtermmemmory]

woman 16 years older than her husband. The yellow allert of fake story goes up.

[longtermmemmory]

based on the anecdote here I predict more “older woman younger man” stories in the near future to condition the newpaper reading rubes.

[Holicheese]

Is Hillary really a woman?
I think we need a DNA test to prove it.
I swear she has a huge adams apple!

Although she does have a nasty case of “bingo arms” and nasty cankles!