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Clinton Pollster Predicts Defection Of GOP Women

Mark Penn, the pollster and senior strategist of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, predicted Thursday that nearly a quarter of Republican women would defect from the GOP if the New York senator is the Democratic presidential nominee in 2008.

At a breakfast with political reporters, Penn said his internal polling shows Clinton would win over some 24 percent of Republican women in the 2008 general election because of the “emotional” appeal of electing the country’s first woman president.

Penn said the trend is as evident in the South, a region Democratic presidential candidates have had trouble winning in recent elections, as in all other regions of the country.

Penn said the trend indicates that Clinton would be a stronger Democratic presidential candidate in the South than either Al Gore was in 2000 or John Kerry was in 2004.

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By Pete

October 18, 2007 10:30 AM | Link to this

No Way - not for Hillary.

By Bob

October 18, 2007 10:30 AM | Link to this

These women need to wake up! Hillary is a socialist and is going to drive this country off a cliff. And we may have Republicans to thank for it. Unbelievable!

By Jakethesnake

October 18, 2007 10:31 AM | Link to this

Hillary who? Could have fooled me. I didn’t know there was a woman running for president.

By Laura

October 18, 2007 10:31 AM | Link to this

If a Republican woman votes for Clinton simply because she’s a woman, than she isn’t a true Republican. I am not opposed to a woman president in the future - as long as it is a woman who agrees with my political beliefs and values. And Hillary is not that woman!

By Jeff

October 18, 2007 10:31 AM | Link to this

And pigs will fly. This is more Clinton spin. I am married to a “Republican” woman. She would rather die than vote for Hillary.

By chip o

October 18, 2007 10:31 AM | Link to this

What a dreamer.

By Jim

October 18, 2007 10:31 AM | Link to this

I think he’s full of $hit…It ain’t gonna happen.

By john

October 18, 2007 10:32 AM | Link to this

Exactly why we should follow Ann Coulter’s advice, and repeal the 19th Amendment!!

By TomSartor

October 18, 2007 10:32 AM | Link to this

I think you are out of your mind.She will lose as many of the mens votes Tom

By not me

October 18, 2007 10:33 AM | Link to this

It wont be this girly and I got 3 other girl friends that say no no to that spinless peice of work.

By dennis

October 18, 2007 10:33 AM | Link to this

well i hope you also know that there will be many gays voting for giuilliani if he makes the primary and they will be coming from the democratic side …we arent stupid enough to not see that he is the only person that actually can be trusted on his marriage stance because the democrats cant make up their minds ever and now we have a republican who wouldnt say he stood for gay rights and yet still he leads republican goals hah take that

By dennis

October 18, 2007 10:33 AM | Link to this

well i hope you also know that there will be many gays voting for giuilliani if he makes the primary and they will be coming from the democratic side …we arent stupid enough to not see that he is the only person that actually can be trusted on his marriage stance because the democrats cant make up their minds ever and now we have a republican who wouldnt say he stood for gay rights and yet still he leads republican poll’s

By Wayne

October 18, 2007 10:33 AM | Link to this

So a Clinton Pollster is predicting this?? What about an indepentend poll? Sounds like this guy is push polling.

By not me

October 18, 2007 10:33 AM | Link to this

It wont be this girly and I got 3 other girl friends that say no no to that spinless piece of work.

By OutaBounds

October 18, 2007 10:33 AM | Link to this

Well, if Hillary’s pollster said it, it must be true.

By senrab

October 18, 2007 10:34 AM | Link to this

Maybe ¼ of the democrat men will not vote for Hill because she IS a woman. Oh never mind, most of the democrat men are already girls.

By allen

October 18, 2007 10:34 AM | Link to this

remember this HILLARY WILL NOT BE PRESIDENT she might come close, but this is not just a prediction this is fact. mark down the date of this message. its just not destine. END OF STORY…

By JJ

October 18, 2007 10:34 AM | Link to this

I could not agree with Laura more. As a woman who identifies herself as a Republican, I would NEVER vote for Hill. In fact, I am all for a woman president, but I don’t want to have someone like her making that history.

By Sharon

October 18, 2007 10:34 AM | Link to this

that’s nuts! Republican women don’t vote for someone just because they are female. How does this warrant a headline coming from a Hillary operative? Wouldn’t it make sense to actually ask republican women? I would really like to see the demographic info on that “internal” poll.

By Elizabeth

October 18, 2007 10:35 AM | Link to this

Not this one, and no other Republican women I know would ever consider voting for Hillary!

By Randy

October 18, 2007 10:35 AM | Link to this

How? Why? What on earth does this woman bring to the table?

Between Hill, Osama and Putin our country is sure to be destroyed.

By jim

October 18, 2007 10:35 AM | Link to this

And 2 out of every 4 democrat women won’t! Meaningless poll!

By Chase

October 18, 2007 10:35 AM | Link to this

It’s amazing! I’m referring to the b****** speculation some pollsters create just to, essentially, mold public opinion.

By Susan

October 18, 2007 10:35 AM | Link to this

Not this Republican woman!! And I think that is a buch of bunk. Don’t believe it.

By Susan

October 18, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

Not this woman!

I am voting for the person that will build that border fence and enforce the law. I want my children to have a future in their country and be safe. I don’t believe that she will do any of the above. I want the next president to represent Americans (you know, “We The People”).

By pat

October 18, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

what has penn been smoking i am a southern women,I would vote for Ruddy before i vote for Witch Hillary Pat

By lockandload

October 18, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

They wish GOP women would defect to Hillary, but we will not and I am in the south. This is yet again the Democratic party trying to convince us all that Hillary is the candidate, but I can tell you if I was a democrat she would never get my primary vote. It is not inevitable that Hillary will get the nomination and if the Democratic primary voters have any brains they will not put her in, her negatives far outweigh her positives. And from what I’m reading the only positive is that she’d be the first woman President. Whoopee, I’m not impressed nor inclined to vote for this shrill harpy!

By Josh

October 18, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

Dream on!!

I can see the ad now.. Hilary flip-flopping on Iraq, Bill’s “I’ve never had sex with that woman” followed by the tag line: It’s time for Change!

By Kathy

October 18, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

* Republican women aren’t gullible or dumb. She won’t be voted in just because she’s a woman.*

By Patty

October 18, 2007 10:37 AM | Link to this

Yes the Republician Women WILL VOTE in Groves…. AGAINST Hillary.

Dear One, YOU MUST BE DREAMING.

I know many small business owners who are woment… THEY DO NOT LIKE HILARY AT ALL..

Tell me, What Business has Hillary actcually ran… NONE

WHAT PAYPOLL has she been responsible for… NONE.

What State has she TRULY had the responsibility of it’s peoples SAFETY and WELL BEING… NONE.

She has NO JOB Experience and On the Job TRAINING is OUT for the verry DAGERIOUS WORLD we live in today.

This is more of the CLINTON MIND Games again.

By Jan

October 18, 2007 10:37 AM | Link to this

Why do Republican men urinate sitting down?

By Bob Kehr

October 18, 2007 10:37 AM | Link to this

Just another big fat lie by a liberal nut-case. A strategy that won’t work. Republican women are a lot smarter and sophisticated than to fall for such deceit.

By Shannon

October 18, 2007 10:37 AM | Link to this

I am a women republican and I will never vote for Hilary Clinton she is poor excuse for a women and the worst thing that could happen to this great nation.

By laxnj

October 18, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

Not this Republican Woman!

By Al

October 18, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

HA, HA, HA, HAAA. PLEEZ Stop! My ribs hurt from laughing at this. No way in Heck would any decent, intelligent Eva-Peron-wannabe hack. We want our first U.S. female president to be a person of integrity, honor and humanity - things this creature is sorely lacking!

By Jon Sweeney

October 18, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

This is laughable on its face and most likely an attempt to create buzz rather than reporting true findings.

I don’t recall the percentages of Republican women that Gore and Kerry swayed won. But get real, with Hillary’s massive negatives - it’s absurd to believe that she’ll get anywhere near 10%, let alone 24%.

This article is trash.

By Shawny

October 18, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

maybe, just maybe, there will be some shift as indicated by this pollster.

However, it will cause many conservatives that don’t vote to register just so they can vote against Hillary.

By lizzy

October 18, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

i think this is part of the clinton lie machine.

By MPR

October 18, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

This election won’t be about women if Hillary is the Democratic candidate (which she will likely be). This election will be about white males for a change. Penn insults the intelligence of women when he assumes that 1 in 4 will not be able to recognize who Hillary is.

By cindy

October 18, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

He’s smoking crack. There are democratic women that I’ve talked to that said if Hillary gets the nomination they will note vote for a liar and someone who is evil under it all. She’s trying to pose a centrist, which is an absolute fabrication. Just read Dick Morris’ books and his articles he writes for different publications, he only worked for the Clintons for 25 years. he knows them inside, out.

He’s even said if I hadn’t written these books I wouldn’t be alive today because he knows too much about them. He talks about her filthy mouth and now there’s an article about her eavesdropping on opponents cell phone conversations while in the White House. i’m sure that will go over well with people when she’s trying to stop the eavesdropping bill so we can’t listen to our enemies who might try to harm our country.

By Ray

October 18, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

Interesting…there are five women in my family who voted for Bush twice—all have indicated in the last two weeks they WILL vote for Sen. Clinton if she gets the nomination.

By Jeffrey

October 18, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

Hillary is the same as Bush… A NEO conservative. If you are a true conservative Republican, like myself, you would look into Ron Paul. I want America back!!!

By tootie

October 18, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

Oh puleeze, Republican woman are far too smart for that. If they weren’t, they wouldn’t be Republican. Only in Hill’s dreams will this happen. Reminds me of the last two elections where the pollsters were sure the Democratic candidate was a shoe-in.

By Eric Frederick

October 18, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

Bill is gonna screw it up for Hillery. He won’t be able to keep it in his pants for 4 years.

By lizzy

October 18, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

i think this is part of the clinton lie machine.

By Bobbi

October 18, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

My common sense gets in the way of believing this—when women think of the future of this country and our safety, who actually will be making decisions to protect us and make safe decisions for our soldiers, I can’t believe that voting women would take that chance. To elect a woman that would give honor and dignity to our country—that has lived her life with putting our country first and not her personal ambitions of power and control—that will happen someday—but this woman does not want to put America and the Constitution first. She is not the best choice for America.

By Metzer

October 18, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

Penn should know he is a women himself

By backwords

October 18, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

Oh, yeah? My internal polling shows that 29 percent of Democratic women voters will not vote for Hillary.

By ap

October 18, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

No Way more liberal spin. Clinton will at best get a 1% just cause she is a women vote from republicans. This guy is clearly trying to build momentum for his candidate. Hillary is seen and viewed as a socialist say what they want to hear candidate. She will be the dem nominee as get all the dem women vote because of bill not her.

Really does anyone including the author of this article really know where Hillary stands on anything?

By Susan

October 18, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

I have one word for Mark Penn if he believes his statement… Delusional.

I want honesty and integrity in a candidate. She has neither.

By juanite

October 18, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

I don’t believe this for one minute, it’s just a scheme to make Republicans think they are loosing ground. Hillary’s campaign tell the truth? I don’t think so. Republican women are NOT stupid.

By Jordana

October 18, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

i am a woman and I have 4 sisters, all independents or republican and NONE of us will vote for that monster. Oh, and we are very young and live in los angeles. they can take that poll and wipe something with it cause it does not mean much! other than to motivate us more to make sure the IT creature looses.

By Bill

October 18, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

What Penn didn’t poll (which is more relevant)is how many Democrats and Independents, that might otherwise vote for a Democratic canidate, wouldn’t vote for Hilliary, even if she was the last candidate left on earth and running unopposed.

By Rino Bagger

October 18, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

What bunk. That’s like saying that Cynthia Tucker isn’t holding an affirmative action seat at the AJC.

By Bill

October 18, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

I have five women friends who are all voting for Hillary, 4 of them are Republicans. Hillary will win by a landslide in 08. You go girl!

By Troy

October 18, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

This will never happen My wife is Republican and I have two daughter’s that are Republican and two sisters that are Republican thats 5 votes Hillary will never see.

By Kate C

October 18, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

What kind of credit do we give to a poll conducted by Hillary’s own campaign. Not much! As a woman, I’m not voting for a woman president with bad policies just because she’s a woman. Mr. Penn must think we’re pretty stupid.

By lizzy

October 18, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

i think this is part of the clinton lie machine.

By Bill

October 18, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

This should not surprise anyone. Thats why they call it the Dumming Down of America. How many voters do honest research on the candidates that they vote for? Most people vote out of ignorance and emotion. Those that believe in the rhetoric of the leftist media and Clintonista dribble, get what they deserve in the end. Might as well shoot me now!

By Richie

October 18, 2007 10:41 AM | Link to this

If you sit when you pee….vote for me!

By Steve

October 18, 2007 10:41 AM | Link to this

Really…and 24% of Republican men want to be married to her. I’m not buying this spin.

I guess if you repeat untruths enough the MSM will believe you the first time and the rest of the uneducated pack will jump off the cliff.The problem is Republican women are a lot smarter than you think. I

By Kathy

October 18, 2007 10:41 AM | Link to this

Mark Penn underestimates women and needs a wake up call. Republican women are not dumb or gullible. Friend I know, whether Dem or Rep aren’t voting for her. We surely wouldn’t vote her in just because she is female…

By cindy

October 18, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

He’s smoking crack. There are democratic women that I’ve talked to that said if Hillary gets the nomination they will notevote for a liar and someone who is evil under it all. She’s trying to pose a centrist, which is an absolute fabrication.

If it’s up to her we will be s socialist nation with socialized medicine and 40-50% increase in taxes. WAKE UP PEOPLE. Why do you think people from England and Canda come here for medical treatment, because their socialized medicine doesn’t work and people die before getting treated.

By JB

October 18, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

So, some strategist suggests that a Republican woman will vote based on emotion rather than fact. As a woman, I would never vote for Hillary based on the facts before me. In fact, that presumption rather dates us women - going back to the adage that women let their hearts lead them. Well, we have pretty intelligents heads on our shoulders, buddy. No to HC.

By ds

October 18, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

the usual statement based on fear is to state the opposite and drive those who cannot think ones way - idiots who will vote for someone who likes woman who changes her accent to suit the climate and cannot control her own husband and denounce him - p****** - it will snow in florida for a month before this scenario happens and i believe the opposite will happen

By Ron

October 18, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

I am a Republican man and will be voting for Hillary, assuming Ron Paul is not the Republican candidate.

By Bill

October 18, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

I know five women friends who are all voting Hillary in 08. She’ll win by a landslide. Can’t wait. You go girl!

By tom

October 18, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

It is white men that elect the president in this country. My father is 80 and never voted republican and will under no circumstances vote for Hillary. Know several other men saying the same thing. It is Demo dreams

By Greg Webber

October 18, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

First of all Penn is a left wing idiot.Second these women he’s talking about are not really Republicans.So basically they cannot be counted on to vote Republican.Just another ploy by the left wing socialists to get power and destroy the country.

By Deme Varidin

October 18, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER WE REPUBLICANS ARE MUCH TOOOOOOOOOOOO SMAAAAAAAAAAAAAART FOR WHAT SHE STANDS FOR… AND THAT IS SOCIALISM AND POWER. SHE HAS NOOOOOOOO EXPERIENCE OTHER THAN HER EGO GOING OUT OF WHACK.

By Bill

October 18, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

I know five women friends who are all voting Hillary in 08. She’ll win by a landslide. Can’t wait. You go girl!

By Bill

October 18, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

This should not surprise anyone. Thats why they call it the Dumming Down of America. How many voters do honest research on the candidates that they vote for? Most people vote out of ignorance and emotion. Those that believe in the rhetoric of the leftist media and Clintonista dribble, get what they deserve in the end. Might as well shoot me now!

By Bill

October 18, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

This should not surprise anyone. Thats why they call it the Dumming Down of America. How many voters do honest research on the candidates that they vote for? Most people vote out of ignorance and emotion. Those that believe in the rhetoric of the leftist media and Clintonista dribble, get what they deserve in the end. Might as well shoot me now!

By Good Lt

October 18, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

Wow. Some serious wishful thinking going on here.

My Republican fiancee hates Hillary.

I don’t know where they come up with this stuff - probably trying a Jedi mind trick to see if it will work. It ain’t.

By ds

October 18, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

the usual statement based on fear is to state the opposite and drive those who cannot think ones way - idiots who will vote for someone who likes woman who changes her accent to suit the climate and cannot control her own husband and denounce him - p****** - it will snow in florida for a month before this scenario happens and i believe the opposite will happen

By Mando

October 18, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

Y’all better starte getting used to “Madam President”. Go Hillary!

By bonnie dudley

October 18, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

Women hate Hillary-her base is spineless wimpy men with no kahunas-like Penn.

By Al

October 18, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

HA, HA, HA, HAAA. PLEEZ Stop! My ribs hurt from laughing at this. No way in Heck would any decent, intelligent republican let alone a woman vote for this Eva-Peron-wannabe hack. We want our first U.S. female president to be a person of integrity, honor and humanity - things this creature is sorely lacking!

By Bucket

October 18, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

ah…willing enablers in the press. Yes..we’re all stupid… Pathetic

By Jordana

October 18, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

i am a woman and I have 4 sisters, all independents or republican and NONE of us will vote for that monster. Oh, and we are very young and live in los angeles. they can take that poll and wipe something with it cause it does not mean much! other than to motivate us more to make sure the IT creature looses.

By Steve S.

October 18, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

I see statistics all the time about this.

However, these reporters NEVER tell the reverse side: The number of democrat men who will either sit it out, or vote for the Reps, because they do not want to vote for a woman.

I have to think it’s a pretty even trade - there are a lot of old-school seniors, minorities, and other guys in the Dem party who would rather not see a woman — let alone Hillary — become president.

Oh well. I guess they don’t count, as far as the liberal press is concerned.

By Robert

October 18, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

NO WAY!

She can not capture the moderate democrat female vote. There is no way she is going to capture a quarter of the republican female vote.

Classic Clinton. Telling the “American People” what the “American People” want.

The American People do not want socialized medicine. The American People do not want higher taxes.

But she keeps saying that is what we want???

By Richard Williams

October 18, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

In his dreams. He really expects Americans to believe the spin coming out of the Clinton machine? What’s he smokin’? The more likely scenario is seeing 25%+ democratic women & men defecting to the Republican candidate.

Don’t believe this propaganda.

By Kathy

October 18, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

Mark Penn underestimates women and needs a wake up call. Republican women are not dumb or gullible. Friend I know, whether Dem or Rep aren’t voting for her. We surely wouldn’t vote her in just because she is female…

By Dick

October 18, 2007 10:45 AM | Link to this

What Penn does not say is that 75% of Demo women will not vote for Hilldaguard!

By ds

October 18, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

the usual statement based on fear is to state the opposite and drive those who cannot think ones way - idiots who will vote for someone who likes woman who changes her accent to suit the climate and cannot control her own husband and denounce him - p****** - it will snow in florida for a month before this scenario happens and i believe the opposite will happen

By Richard Williams

October 18, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

In his dreams. He really expects Americans to believe the spin coming out of the Clinton machine? What’s he smokin’? The more likely scenario is seeing 25%+ democratic women & men defecting to the Republican candidate.

Don’t believe this propaganda.

By ds

October 18, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

the usual statement based on fear is to state the opposite and drive those who cannot think ones way - idiots who will vote for someone who likes woman who changes her accent to suit the climate and cannot control her own husband and denounce him - p****** - it will snow in florida for a month before this scenario happens and i believe the opposite will happen

By John

October 18, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

Mark Penn, the pollster and senior strategist of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign…

It’s his job to paint a rosy picture. This is BS.

By Bill

October 18, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

This should not surprise anyone. Thats why they call it the Dumming Down of America. How many voters do honest research on the candidates that they vote for? Most people vote out of ignorance and emotion. Those that believe in the rhetoric of the leftist media and Clintonista dribble, get what they deserve in the end. Might as well shoot me now!

By gary e zajdel

October 18, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

If, in fact true, i would hopoe that even more than the 24% defection of republican females, will occure. I am a firm Hillary supporter. I live in Buffalo NY and had the privilidge of working on her 2000 senate bid. To those republicans who actually believe that ANY ONE of the current republican presidential candidates are better than Ms Clinton…I stronly recommend a forensic psychiatric evaluation. C’mon….NO ONE can be that STUPID to support any 4republican candidate. I don’t care if Joe francis was the democratic candidate. ANYTHING is better than what the republican party has given this country since the 1st election of GWB. Bush has systematically destroyed the party. Most intelligent republican politicians know this. Why have they distanced themselves from bush? You will see that the republican nominee will NOT want GWB anywhere near their campaign. As to Hillary, why are pseudo- conservatives/christians so afraid of her/ step up to the plate1 i would really love to have someone, on this post, to do two (2) things: 1) factually support GWB and his administration over the last 6-7 years. And second 2) to factually promote ANY of the republican candidates over that of Hillary clinton! (remember, I said factually!) Here’s your chance: i can’t wait to hear the spin machine combined with pretzel logic!!! Sincerely, Gary Z. Buffalo, NY

By momof4

October 18, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

The pollster obviously doesn’t understand what makes a Republican Woman tick. As a Red State Conservative Woman I can tell you it is not the terrorist apeasing, pro choice, secular progressive, entitlment, tax gouging policies of Hilary Clinton.

By Kaelyn

October 18, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

I’m a female and a Republican and I can’t believe that anyone of us would fall for Hillary’s nonsense! I think this is wishful thinking on their part, but far from what will happen on election day!!

By USMCdaughter1

October 18, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

Over my dead body would I EVER vote for Hillary for ANYTHING, not even dog catcher! And I know many many people (male and female) who feel that way.

By gypsiemom

October 18, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

I hope there aren’t that many women out there that are dumb enough to vote for someone based solely on gender. If anyone one really looks at what Hillary stands for, it would be impossible to vote for her. If you care alot about keep our great nation, great.

By Steve

October 18, 2007 10:47 AM | Link to this

Sounds like the people on this board are just a little nervous. Face it, y’all — Hillary IS going to be president. Not so much because she’s a woman, although I do expect that women who lean Republican may vote for her. Hillary is going to be president because she’s better qualified than all the other clowns who are running (in both parties.) So sit back, relax and let it happen. Truth be told, I can’t wait to see the steam coming out of the Republican’s collective ears when she wins. I’m not even a Democrat; I just think that Republicans take being Republican waaaaay too seriously. Anyway, too bad, bee-yatches! Your president ruined your party! Ha!

By prismsinc

October 18, 2007 10:47 AM | Link to this

Great. A quarter of Republicans. This is a nice way of hiding Hillary’s real problem. She needs to find a way to get 25 million registered American men to vote for her. I simply don’t see this happening. The other real problem she really has, before Mr. Penn jumps to conclusions, is that she has to convince a sufficient number of Democrat men to vote for her IN THE PRIMARY. There are no bigger sexists, racists, and bigots than are Democrats of party influence. Mrs. Bill Clinton needs a miracle.

By Kelly

October 18, 2007 10:47 AM | Link to this

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAA!! Obviously, he’s never actually ASKED any Republican women - this is pure conjecture. I am a woman from the South, born Democrat(as most Southern women were in the 70’s), became a Republican when I got my first job at 15. There is NO WAY IN HELL I’ll ever vote for this opportunistic slug who rode her cheating husband’s coattails to elected office! She gives women a bad name - give me a woman who’s earned her place, taken stances that she is willing to explain and stand firm on, isn’t trying to pander her way in, and holds to good conservative principles of smaller government and less “nanny state” victimization, and I’ll vote for her in a heartbeat. HILLARY IS NOT THAT WOMAN AND SHE’LL NEVER GET MY VOTE - and I’ve got many, many MANY friends who feel the same way!

By Thaddeus

October 18, 2007 10:47 AM | Link to this

Hilary is quite the role model for young women. I am sure glad that if I have a daughter she will be able to look up to the first woman president, the triumph of the woman’s rights movement, Hillary Clinton. A woman who got where she is by marrying a lecherous man and sticking with him so she could hide behind his power and popularity so that she could avoid questions of her credentials. I am sure that all women will want to endorse this type of role model.

By debbie

October 18, 2007 10:48 AM | Link to this

Not one Republican women, or man I know would ever vote for her! And, it has nothing to do with her being a woman. Instead, they will not vote for her because of her policies and her lack of character! nice try!!

By M. Banks

October 18, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

Clinton can’t keep her husband from cheating on her, she lies to most everyone she talks to,Dick Morris used to be in their camp and his advise was just tell them what they want to hear you don’t have to deliver just get their vote by lying to them, she avoids answering any question she can’t figure out what the most popular answer should be.Republicans are not stupid enough to vote for her We had enough of her when she ran the white house the last time! Why would anyone vote for her, She has no record of doing anything well other than LIE!!!

By Connie

October 18, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

Real Republican women will vote for Ron Paul

By ds

October 18, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

the usual statement based on fear is to state the opposite and drive those who cannot think ones way - idiots who will vote for someone who likes woman who changes her accent to suit the climate and cannot control her own husband and denounce him - p****** - it will snow in florida for a month before this scenario happens and i believe the opposite will happen

By JoAnn Meunier

October 18, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

I dont know where you got those stats, no way would I or any female republican that I know vote for Hillary. Even my CA female relatives who are Dems dislike her and wouldn’t even consider voting for her, they dont trust her whatsoever.

By Fair Oaks Guy

October 18, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

“Clinton would be a stronger Democratic presidential candidate in the South than either Al Gore was in 2000 or John Kerry was in 2004”

To think that “political reporters” would swallow a line like that is just UNbelievable. This is the type of reporting that has helped the democrats win the last 2 presidential elections…..

By debbie

October 18, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

Not one Republican women, or man I know would ever vote for her! And, it has nothing to do with her being a woman. Instead, they will not vote for her because of her policies and her lack of character! nice try!!

By Cato

October 18, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

Maybe on-the-fence Earth Mothers or single unmarried childless career chicks, but not republicans.

Hillary’s like green kryptonite to these women. Yes, she wants to track centrist democrat, but everyone knows she’s an authoritarian collectivist.

Maybe she’ll get the dead-from-the-neck-up vote, but if anyone’s paying attention, they’ve had years to figure her out.

By Chris

October 18, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

He might also want to find out how many Democratic men would vote Republican because they can’t stand Hillary,

By Jake

October 18, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

The point is that Penn is NOT dreaming…he’s citing numbers. Granted they are internal numbers, but they aren’t so far off from national female trends uncovered by independent pollsters. I don’t know who I’m voting for, but some Republicans may have to start accepting that not everyone hates Hillary as much as they think. In fact, by independent numbers, most Americans find her stronger and more inspiring than Barack Obama or Rudy Giuliani, both of whom have been seen as hope machines. Could it be that many Republicans have simply LEARNED to hate Hillary, even without a real reason? If so, they may be selling themselves and democracy short…

By Craig

October 18, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

If woman are that shallow we deserve what we get for giving them the right to vote. Woman in general make desisions based on emotions. That’s why news casts begin with” A mothers worst nightmare” Shame on us.I believe a large sector of the female population would gladly hand over freedom if they thought they were safe.

By Chris

October 18, 2007 10:50 AM | Link to this

He might also want to find out how many Democratic men like me would vote Republican because they can’t stand Hillary,

By djohn

October 18, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

I have yet to talk with a woman that intends to vote for Hillary. Hillary is not as popular with woman as Penn would like everyone to believe.

By JohnnyK9

October 18, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Ok…..what was that?

By George

October 18, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

The south is full of rightwing losers. What are you afraid of? Actually getting health insurance? The country has already been driven off a cliff by these Idiot Bushniks the Red States elected. I think the south is starting to panic because paybacks are such a b***….LOL All Hail President Hillary!!!

By oceanpearl

October 18, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

I can just see the headlines Hillary say’s that “I NEVER HAD SEX WITH THAT WOMAN!”.

By Adrenalyn

October 18, 2007 10:52 AM | Link to this

great example again of media/democrat collusion/bias

Hillary’s own pollster tells you what to write and you suck it up as always and try to present it as “news”

wake up - the American public is not that stupid, and have no intention of voting for the sleaziest pair of people ever to occupy the White House to sully it again

I’d say “nice try” but this is such old news as to not be worth mentioning

By Reggie

October 18, 2007 10:52 AM | Link to this

Republican men should also vote for Hillary. We have seen the damage and destruction Republicans have caused since taking Congress in 1994 and the Presidency in 2000. Our country cannot afford anymore GOP leadership. They can’t be trusted to do anything properly- from FIMA, to the economy, to running a war, conservative leadership has been disastrous. It’s time for a change. Notwithstanding you wingnuts here who would vote for Bush again if you could, many Republicans (men and women) know what I am saying is true and will vote for a change whether it be Clinton, Obama, or someone else. One thing is for certain, none of the clowns running for the GOP nomination has a clue about anything with the exception of Huckabee who will unfortunately not get nominated.

By Peter

October 18, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

So why is it news when a partisan pollster says how people will vote? Isn’t this just another example at how the media is more concerned with trying to subtly change opinions rather than just report news?

By Jason

October 18, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

Hilary is quite the role model for young women. I am sure glad that if I have a daughter she will be able to look up to the first woman president, the triumph of the woman’s rights movement, Hillary Clinton. A woman who got where she is by marrying a lecherous man and sticking with him so she could hide behind his power and popularity so that she could avoid questions of her credentials. I am sure that all women will want to endorse this type of role model.

By Adrenalyn

October 18, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

great example again of media/democrat collusion/bias

Hillary’s own pollster tells you what to write and you suck it up as always and try to present it as “news”

wake up - the American public is not that stupid, and have no intention of voting for the sleaziest pair of people ever to occupy the White House to sully it again

I’d say “nice try” but this is such old news as to not be worth mentioning

By Adrenalyn

October 18, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

great example again of media/democrat collusion/bias

Hillary’s own pollster tells you what to write and you suck it up as always and try to present it as “news”

wake up - the American public is not that stupid, and have no intention of voting for the sleaziest pair of people ever to occupy the White House to sully it again

I’d say “nice try” but this is such old news as to not be worth mentioning

By Adrenalyn

October 18, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

great example again of media/democrat collusion/bias

Hillary’s own pollster tells you what to write and you suck it up as always and try to present it as “news”

wake up - the American public is not that stupid, and have no intention of voting for the sleaziest pair of people ever to occupy the White House to sully it again

I’d say “nice try” but this is such old news as to not be worth mentioning

By T

October 18, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

Sean Penn lives in his dreams. I am a republican woman, and I WOULD NEVER vote for Hillary….why…she never knows anything…did not even know when her husband was cheating on her (Duh)… she is a socialist bar none….and I am a traditional work hard American….not a downtrodden socialist. So, har har to Sean…even listening to Hillary makes me puke…I am not likely to miss the right button when I vote.

By Drama Queen

October 18, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

Wait! Are you saying that Hillary is a woman?

By George

October 18, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

The south is full of rightwing losers. What are you afraid of? Actually getting health insurance? The country has already been driven off a cliff by these Idiot Bushniks the Red States elected. I think the south is starting to panic because paybacks are such a b***….LOL All Hail President Hillary!!!

By George

October 18, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

The south is full of rightwing losers. What are you afraid of? Actually getting health insurance? The country has already been driven off a cliff by these Idiot Bushniks the Red States elected. I think the south is starting to panic because paybacks are such a b***….LOL All Hail President Hillary!!!

By George

October 18, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

The south is full of rightwing losers. What are you afraid of? Actually getting health insurance? The country has already been driven off a cliff by these Idiot Bushniks the Red States elected. I think the south is starting to panic because paybacks are such a b***….LOL All Hail President Hillary!!!

By George

October 18, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

The south is full of rightwing losers. What are you afraid of? Actually getting health insurance? The country has already been driven off a cliff by these Idiot Bushniks the Red States elected. I think the south is starting to panic because paybacks are such a b***….LOL All Hail President Hillary!!!

By George

October 18, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

The south is full of rightwing losers. What are you afraid of? Actually getting health insurance? The country has already been driven off a cliff by these Idiot Bushniks the Red States elected. I think the south is starting to panic because paybacks are such a b***….LOL All Hail President Hillary!!!

By Nino

October 18, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

Give me a break! I don’t know one woman who would vote for her. But then again, I don’t know any single moms sucking off welfare.

By Alan

October 18, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

My 80 year old mother tells me that ALL of her Democrat women friends WILL NOT vote for Hillary. They can’t stand her! They don’t want to have to listen to this shrill for 4 years! As such, it works BOTH WAYS. Some Republican ladies for for Hillary; some Democrat ladies voting against her! As such, it will even out!

By Junebug

October 18, 2007 10:55 AM | Link to this

This is just like the trial baloon that they tested last week saying Hillary is likeable and warm and people are beginning to see that. I as a woman of “seasoning” that is of more than 40 years, had rather vote for Osama Bin Laden, at least you would know what to expect! JUNEBUG

By Scott Johnson

October 18, 2007 10:55 AM | Link to this

I would never vote for Hillary, but if Rudy Giulani gets the Republican nomination I won’t vote for him — and neither will millions of other pro-life conservative Christians. Bush lost five million conservative Christian votes when news came out about his drunken driving arrest 29 years ago. Just think how many votes the Republicans will lose if they run a cheating, pro-homosexual, pro-abortion candidate.

By Scott Johnson

October 18, 2007 10:55 AM | Link to this

I would never vote for Hillary, but if Rudy Giulani gets the Republican nomination I won’t vote for him — and neither will millions of other pro-life conservative Christians. Bush lost five million conservative Christian votes when news came out about his drunken driving arrest 29 years ago. Just think how many votes the Republicans will lose if they run a cheating, pro-homosexual, pro-abortion candidate.

By bhagerty

October 18, 2007 10:55 AM | Link to this

You’ve got to be kidding! She’ll never get my female vote or any of my friends! They’re hoping this will stir some republican women to think that. We’re not as gullible as the democrats- we remember their shoddy & illegal behaviors and won’t forget!

By alah bob ben

October 18, 2007 10:55 AM | Link to this

I’m a female and a Republican and I can’t believe that anyone of us would fall for Hillary’s nonsense! I think this is wishful thinking on their part, but far from what will happen on election day!!

By Alan

October 18, 2007 10:56 AM | Link to this

My 80 year old mother tells me that ALL of her Democrat women friends WILL NOT vote for Hillary. They can’t stand her! They don’t want to have to listen to this shrill for 4 years! As such, it works BOTH WAYS. Some Republican ladies for Hillary; some Democrat ladies voting against her! As such, it will even out!

By Patty

October 18, 2007 10:56 AM | Link to this

Yes the Republician Women WILL VOTE in Groves…. AGAINST Hillary.

Dear One, YOU MUST BE DREAMING.

I know many small business owners who are woment… THEY DO NOT LIKE HILARY AT ALL..

Tell me, What Business has Hillary actcually ran… NONE

WHAT PAYPOLL has she been responsible for… NONE.

What State has she TRULY had the responsibility of it’s peoples SAFETY and WELL BEING… NONE.

She has NO JOB Experience and On the Job TRAINING is OUT for the verry DAGERIOUS WORLD we live in today.

This is more of the CLINTON MIND Games again.

By Modd Tymer

October 18, 2007 10:56 AM | Link to this

excuse me…”emotional appeal”…? LIBS/DEMS are the emotional from the heart unthinking voters.REPS/CONS use this thing called a BRAIN when we cast our ballot. Like Ann Coulter said,if women’s right to vote were repealed no DEM would win again.

By Oscar

October 18, 2007 10:57 AM | Link to this

I say 2 of 4 democrate women will go republican. That is a gain of +1 for republicans. Hillary is a terrible candidate. I refuse to imagine that she will be president. She terrifies me.

By Anti-HildaBeast

October 18, 2007 10:57 AM | Link to this

Hope they don’t count those votes …..cause THEY WILL NEVER NEVER NEVER HATCH !!

Of course, I am only spreaking as a REPUBLICAN WOMAN !!

Can’t wait till the HildaBeast gets nominated ….that’s when us REPUBLICAN WOMEN will get energized to DEFEAT HER !!

So many scandals and so little time till Nov 2008, to replay them all !!

Wasn’t it Penn who told the HildaBeast to CACKLE ??

By mary

October 18, 2007 10:57 AM | Link to this

I’m a Republican woman and I WAS polled recently. It was not a push-poll. It was pretty “dry”, actually. I identified myself as a registered Republican voter and then I got a kick out of saying that I plan-on voting for Hillary. It was all automated (like voice-mail/no human). The poll ended after I said who I was planning-on voting-for. WHY? (am I voting-for Hillary). She’s a woman and she WANTS it. Our country looks like a joke for not having a w