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“Ohio Women for McCain-Palin” kick off efforts
Two Ohio political pioneers led the charge as “Ohio Women for McCain-Palin” formally rolled out their plans and hopes on Monday, Sept. 22
Jo Ann Davidson, the first woman speaker of the Ohio House and now Republican National Committee co-chairman, joined Betty Montgomery, the first woman elected as Ohio attorney general, in urging more than 50 women to get behind the Republican McCain-Palin ticket in the presidential election. State Rep. Diana Fessler, R-New Carlisle, was in the group.
“We have brought together two people who are mavericks, who are reformers…,” Davidson said in the Women’s Gallery at the Statehouse in Columbus.
There were Democrats in the Republican-dominated crowd, some still smarting from the mistreatment they said Hillary Clinton got in the Democratic presidential primary.
“We as women have to put country before party,” said Marilu Sochor from Powell, a Democrat for McCain-Palin.
A Dayton Daily News/Ohio Newspaper poll released on Sunday, Sept. 21, showed the Democratic Obama-Biden ticket leading McCain-Palin, 48-43 percent among women likely voters. That wasn’t as much of a lead as McCain-Palin had among men, 54-35 percent.
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By redmama
September 22, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this
Eight years ago, I would have been much more enthusiastic about a McCain ticket. The label ‘maverick’ really seemed to apply back then. The party still needs a maverick, or something else for redirection. But now? McCain’s lost my respect over the past few months with all the ads. And Palin…I’ve wanted a woman in the White House for decades, but is she really the one? I hate to say this, but I don’t trust her. Or I don’t trust the way the McCain campaign is “handling” her.By Ben
September 22, 2008 3:07 PM | Link to this
Were those democratic women there because they finally realized that “Women’s Lib” didn’t mean “Womens Liberation” but “Womem’s Liberals” to all the NOW types.