August 23, 2007

CLINTON: Non-College Graduates Are People Too

TAPPED's Garance Franke-Ruta files two posts on Hillary Clinton from Clinton, IA. First Garance highlights Clinton's focus on "attracting non-college educated Democratic voters, especially white women who haven't gone to college." From HRC's stump speech: "Let's have more skills programs and apprenticeship programs. Let's help hard-working young men and women who built things like this [gestures around stadium] and keep our economy going, that were going to take care of them as well."

Garance comments: "This statement was met with stronger applause from the audience of several hundred, arrayed in the stands of a Little League baseball stadium, than was her speech's section on making college more affordable. ... After her speech, Clinton was mobbed by people trying to get her autograph and to take pictures with her. I talked with some of them, and found that she is attracting new women into the political system."

Garance also talked to Girl Scouts who were awarded an award for the "Fit and Fabulous" program they run at the local YMCA. Garance noted that some of the girls were sporting "Ms. President Patch" badges, which she discovered were part of an '02 project launched with the WE to change "the way people think about women in leadership roles." Garance comments: "I wonder to what extent the five-year-old patch now acts as a kind of ongoing reminder to everyone who deals with scouts who wear it of Clinton's campaign."

CLINTON II: This Hill Is Alive With The Sound Of Victory

Open Left's Chris Bowers combines Polling Report, Rasmussen and Survey USA numbers to produce general election electoral college totals for Hillary Clinton. Facing Rudy Giuliani Bowers has HRC winning 335-203 (new Dem states include AR, IA, FL, KY, NM, OH, and VA). Facing Mitt Romney Clinton cruises 430-108.

Also talking HRC and electability Clinton Internet Director Peter Daou highlights favorable at The Huffington Post.

Posted by Conn Carroll at August 23, 2007 12:59 PM