Posted by
Playful Walrus on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:34:41 AM
With it looking like Senator Clinton will lose the Dem nomination to B. Hussein Obama, McCain can take advantage of some of the disappointed women who were supporting Clinton largely do to her XX chromosome status. While I think it is silly to vote for a ticket based on the sex or skin color of the candidates, the fact is that many people clearly do just that, and elections are about winning.
I don't believe that all of the Senator Clinton supporters who insisted they would not vote for Obama really won't vote for him come November. If they are staunch Dems or Leftists, they will prefer Obama over McCain. Perhaps some will sit out the election or vote for a write-in or third party candidate.
But maybe there are enough Clinton supporters who would vote for McCain if his running mate was female.
Just something to consider.