esrosedotblog

THE WOMEN'S VOTE

Yesterday I read that women 'everywhere' were mobilized by Hillary's comments (again) about the big boys bullying her.

The gender card again. The one she never, ever plays.

Well, so much for the mobilization. The second woman Senator endorsed Obama.

Freshman Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who recently voiced concerns about the rancorous tone of the Democratic primary, said she was forced to choose after the difficulty of remaining uncommitted.

"Between Barack and a hard place, I chose Barack," she told reporters in a conference call. "He's able to dissolve the hard cynical edge that has dominated our politics under the Bush administration."

Klobuchar joins Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill in backing Obama, who hasn't fared as well with white female voters as Clinton has. Clinton leads Obama among white women 59 percent to 36 percent, according to exit polls of 27 competitive Democratic primaries held so far. Obama has won among white females in only Vermont, New Mexico and his home state of Illinois, while tying Clinton in Utah.

I like that line about "Barack and a hard place". It seems to refer directly to Ms. Clinton. The hard, cynically edged Ms. Clinton.

Labels: Democrats, hillary, obama, politics