Obama Using Female Surrogates

“But what we didn't hear was what people talk to me about every day." This quote made me giggle. How many regular people actually talk to a governor in the course of a day and how many governors actually listen? I do think Obama's people are grasping at straws. I wish them luck

Looks like now they are afraid of her and what she might acomplish when she gets in as VP. And do you really think she had Bush writters write her speach? For what I have read about her I dont really think so she seems to be a very free thinker and really turn things around am hoping she writes her own words and tells it like it is!

I really dont think Obama will have any luck from all of that. I think his lack of experience and the fact that he turned his back on Hillary has cost him alot of votes.People will also learn alot more about him as this all goes on. He is out of his league going up against Mcain, no matter what he trys to pull out of his hat lol

Well as far as Hillary going to Florida to help Obama, like one response said think about how she felt about him when they was running for the president. And I believe she is out there saying what she says in support for him, because it is what she is suppose to do. What her party wants her to do, because if she doesn't and he loses then they will blame her. Obama would of been on a good thing had he picked her for a running mate, but I think he is scared of her. Now I think he is running scared because the women I have talked to say they was voting Obama till the speech the other night, and they have changed their minds, they see a regular woman, just like themselves, who will go to Washington to help them. I didn't see any need to master anything when she made her speech, I think she told it just like it is. I don't think she is afraid to take on any of Washingtons gang. And I am sure if there is anything there to help with a special-needs child she will find it for the other moms that have such a child..For once I feel like we have someone on our side. Obama will try anything now to discredit her, why would his sending women out to knock what she said help him, I am a woman, if he needs women now to help him why was he so against having Hillary as a running mate, he seems to only use women when he is in trouble and needs their help. I don't think there is much he can do now, this country wanted a woman to be in Washington, she may go in as a VP but I see bigger things for her after this.

Well all the liberals have been accusing McCain of "pandering" to women by choosing Palin. Will they now be objective and accuse Obama of the same thing by using female surrogates to get the woman vote?

Whiteheather, While I can't find the article today, I read yesterday where Hillary said while she would be campaigning for Obama, she would not be attacking Sarah Palin! Hillary still has plans for the whitehouse and will not jeopardize her chances by being used by Obama as an attack dog!

I think the whole gender card is a bad card to play on the part of both candidates, or anyone else, for that matter. People are people, and the best person should win. I think it's nuts the issues this election has made of race, gender, and in the case of John McCain, his war record.

I really don't know why this would be "grasping at straws". Sarah Palin is a female republican governor so what could the problem be and why should it be at all surprising that some of the Democratic female governors would be hitting the campaign trail for the Democratic nominee? Why wouldn't some of the female Senate Democrats do some campaigning for their two Senate colleagues on the ticket? I think it's more than a remote possibility that Palin is McCain's running mater mostly because she happens to be a very conservative, very anti-choice, very young WOMAN. The Republicans are apparently hoping to convince female voters who may have supported Hillary or who may currently be undecided to vote for McCain since he has a "hockey mom with a special-needs child" on his ticket despite the fact that this particular woman isn't really much on the side of many women voters in the U.S. and in fact as Governor of Alaska was in favor of cutting funding for special needs children. I'm not sure if that happened before or after her own special needs baby was born but for those who took her at her word when she promised in her speech that parents of children with special needs will have a friend and advocate in the white House, I sure wouldn't hold my breath. Sure, using high profile Democratic women is an attempt to shore up the very important female vote but I don't see it as anything but a very good move. Women are much more likely to pay attention to other women who may have some not so positive things to point out about Sarah Palin instead of resenting male politicians for "attacking" the first female V.P. nominee in over 20 years. Annie

The only catch is Hillary isn't running for VP. I'd suggest that before ppl blindly go where Hillary directs them...to BO's side...that they think back to when she was running against him and how she felt about him then. It seems unlikely that she's done a complete 180 and now supports him completely. If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say she's pushing him now b/c she'd rather see him in, even if she doesn't like him, then see a Republican get in office. [b]**AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~ [/b]

Obama totally missed the point of this campaign if you ask me. The minute Hillary locked horns with him, it was a signal that a woman had to be in the race. Hillary's defeat showed us that a woman was not going to be President, but a woman can still be on the ticket. Obama misread all the signs and chose a man as running mate. McCain got it right and now Obama scrambles like an egg. And I can see he will be in the frying pan all to soon. Obama has been playing king of the mountain without checking the slopes and the slopes work just as well going downhill as they do uphill and frequently are a lot faster and more effective on the downhill. Obama is so full of himself that he just can't believe he makes mistakes. All I can say is sorry dude you're human like everyone else, get with the program.

;please do not hiss boo or minus me,this is my own opinion' I am voting for Obama as I dislike McCain and the others but I am not going to say why as that just starts wars, my'right to my opinion is just that, my right, and I am not here to' be told how stupid I am either, you respect me and I will respect you. and I get a hunch that the media blows this and all other such stuff clear out of proportion.I leave politicking to the politicians. So Obama p;lays the same games as McCain so what.We will see come election day who wins, until then I keep quiet as I hate political wars on mylot.