Sandy Goodman was deeply disappointed when Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't get the Democratic nomination. So Goodman, a longtime Florida Democrat, flirted with thoughts of shunning Barack Obama, and perhaps even voting Republican.
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Then John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his running mate, and suddenly things became clear to Goodman: The Republicans had no place for her.
But then there's Chrissie Peters. The 37-year-old librarian from Bristol, Tenn., has always voted Democratic and supported Clinton. She assumed she'd vote for Obama — until she saw Palin speak.
"She was so down-to-earth, a regular person,” Peters said.
One of the most intriguing questions about the Alaska governor's sudden arrival on the national scene has been what impact it'll have on women voters — especially those who supported Clinton.
An ABC News poll released Friday found the selection of Palin makes people likelier to vote for McCain by just 6 percentage points — half the 12-point margin by which Joe Biden makes them more likely to support Obama.
As for Clinton supporters, eight in 10 said they'd vote for Obama, according to a Gallup Poll conducted last weekend.
To Gloria Steinem, the nation's most recognizable feminist, that logic is mystifying.
"Selecting Sarah Palin … is no way to attract most women, including die-hard Clinton supporters,” Steinem wrote this week in the Los Angeles Times, arguing that McCain's running mate is seriously underqualified. "Palin shares nothing but a chromosome with Clinton.”
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