When I pull the lever for Hillary on Tuesday, I will think of this girl who was photographed rooting for Hillary outside a Nevada Caucus
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I saw another diary here today worrying about NOVEMBER POLLS (!?)and wondering about the effect of "Independents" on a general election between either Hillary or Obama and John McCain.
Here, in short, is what another diarist writes about this here at myDD today:
The consensus view as to why there is such a discrepancy is, as Rasmussen's analysis makes clear:Obama leads McCain among voters not affiliated with either major political party. McCain leads Clinton among the unaffiliateds.
When will we stop listening to the totally worthless pundit CW? Folks, no offense but, I thought the "netroots" were supposed to represent the "reality based community". NOVEMBER tracking polls!!?? After we've all seen the absolute failures of polling and punditry so far, where's the "reality" in looking at polled predictions of NOVEMBER voting!?
The value of the "netroots" OBVIOUSLY is as activists, not analysts. If that is so, what the heck are people doing wondering and worrying about polls that, in reality, mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, nada, less than zero, to us today. Please stop,please!?
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Here's the real reality folks.
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The entire plan and basis of Hillary's special strength in the general election will be with previously non voting, working single women and single Moms who will see Hillary as uniquely caring about them, their families and their problems. Many millions of these women will register and be voting for both Hillary and themselves in November.
Obviously, at first, these "non voters" will have no party. So I think we can safely call these new voters "independents" too.
This is known as "growing the electorate".
WHO DO YOU WANT IN THE WHITE HOUSE? w/ Julia Louis Dreyfus. A PSA from 'Women's Voices Women Vote'
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This new and historic dynamic was explained to me by one of the smartest people in national politics, an old sage of labor, when I told him that I was worried that Hillary, as a woman, couldn't win a national election.
My worries then were the same as the reasons her foes now repeat day after day after day.
But he opened my eyes to a new American idea and ideal. He said that there were millions of women who up till now, saw themselves as non voters and didn't believe the Government ever worked for them. But these women would register for the first time when they saw that Hillary, a woman, is our nominee.
He spoke to me about the hard and uncertain lives of those tens of millions of women without college degrees, who work for hourly wages, with no or poor health insurance, and raise their kids from paycheck to paycheck, asking for nothing more than a fair deal and future for their children.
He said these women, till now almost invisible in our political culture, would come out and vote for Hillary in the Presidential election.
Not because she's Bill Clinton's wife, or was the First Lady and not because she's a Senator from New York. But because in Hillary's voice, in her passion, they will hear the melodic relief that only enduring hope can offer. They will KNOW that this WOMAN, this candidate, this friendly symbol of historic change in a pantsuit, actually cares about them, their children, their lives.
These women will enthusiastically come out and vote for Hillary because they will want to help her become the President. By doing this, they know they will be changing history, both their own and the entire worlds.
Through this act, this one vote, this BELIEF, they will make themselves invisible no more.
These single women and single Moms are among the "forgotten Americans" that Hillary speaks of. Alone among the candidates, Senator Clinton sees them and speaks to their concerns. In the White House, she will fight for them everyday, starting from day one.
On election day, these women will stand up for her and as President, Hillary will always, ALWAYS stand by them.
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To the entire media these "non college" single women are now almost entirely invisible. Because of this, there is a possible electoral dynamic the media completely may be missing about these new voters. In November:
THESE WOMEN WILL COME AND VOTE FOR HILLARY.
THESE WOMEN MAY NOT BE THERE FOR OBAMA..
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This idea of growing new women voters has been the basis for my confidence about Hillary's campaign.
Ask Ellen Malcolm,founder of Emily's List if these voters are out there.
Ask Page Gardner, Womens Voices -Women Vote President if these voters are worth fighting for.
I believe this dynamic is why President Clinton has from the beginning said that he thought that the general election would be easier for Hillary then the primaries would be. Because the votes of these "forgotten" women will make all the difference.
THEY WILL BE VOTING FOR THEMSELVES,THEIR MOTHERS, THEIR SISTERS, THEIR DAUGHTERS.
I am the son of a single working Mom and I have two sisters. There are many reasons I support Senator Clinton, but those three women and their lives are at the top of my list.
The high turn out of single women, even in the primaries, is an effective predictor of what we can expect for Hillary in November.
"The incredible turnout of women on their own in these early contests is a clear sign that unmarried women will play a critical role in the national discussion, and demand the attention of the Presidential candidates," said Page Gardner, President of Women's Voices Women Vote. "The impressive measure of unmarried women in these early races is an encouraging sign that the 20 million unmarried women absent on Election Day in 2004, will make their voices heard in 2008," said Gardner.In the early nominating contests participation rates of unmarried women has equaled, or exceeded their over-all share of the population.
But this is just a start. Our real goal is November and it all begins with registering new voters.
February 07, 2008WOMEN'S VOICES WOMEN VOTE LAUNCHES NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE
Unprecedented mailing aims at Unmarried Women
20 million now unregistered, not voting
With the power to decide elections
WASHINGTON, DC - An unprecedented voter registration drive aimed at the 15 million unmarried women who are not registered to vote will hit mailboxes in 22 states beginning today, as Women's Voices Women Vote launches its largest voter registration drive ever aimed at the nation's largest group of unregistered citizens.
Women's Voices Women Vote, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to increasing the number of unmarried women participating in our democracy, is mailing voter registration forms to more than 4.1 million homes in 22 states: Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington state, and Wisconsin.
"In 2008, a new America will be going to the polls. For the first time in history, a majority of households are headed by an unmarried person, and the number of women who are single, separated divorced or widowed is equal to the number of married women," said Page Gardner, President of Women's Voices Women Vote. "But the voices of 20 million unmarried women are not being heard because they are not registered and not voting. Yet, they have enormous power in every election this year."
U.S. Census data shows unmarried women now represent more than 26 percent of the eligible voting age population. In the last presidential election in 2004, of the 20 million who did not participate, nearly 15 million were not registered and another 5 million were registered but did not vote. Compared to married women, single women are 9 percentage points less likely to register and 13 percentage points less likely to vote.
"These are our grandmothers, our mothers, our aunts; our sisters and our friends - across all ages, all races and income levels. These are women facing real challenges in their lives, whether making ends meet, managing a health care crisis without insurance, or worrying about the cost of war," said Gardner. "Unmarried women have already had a profound impact and high participation rates in the 2008 primaries and caucuses. Making it as easy as possible to register to vote will ensure more single women make their voices are heard in our democracy."
From 1960 to 2006, the percentage of the voting age population which is unmarried grew from 27 to 47 percent, according to U.S. Census data. Between the 2002 and 2006 election, the growth rate of unmarried Americans doubled that of married Americans, a trend, that if it continues, means unmarried people will be the majority of the U.S. population within 15 years.
In addition to mailing voter registration forms, WVWV is also encouraging unmarried women to register and vote through innovative online efforts, and is sponsoring the Public Service Announcement campaign, "20 Million Reasons to Vote." The PSAs feature stars such as Christine Lahti and Julia Louis Dreyfus, and are set in the Oval Office, evoking the importance of having women's voices heard and their power felt in electing candidates to every office. The PSAs are visible at wvwv.org.
Imagine - 20 Million Reasons to Register and Vote.
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Vote for Hillary. Do it for this little girl. Do it for your sisters. Do it for your Country. Do it for your Mom.
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