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The 2008 Presidential Campaign of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Senator Hillary Clinton campaign site
- Super Tuesday Gender Gap Info
- Polling Data on Senator Clinton for President
- Media Coverage of the Clinton Campaign
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Hillary for President web site |
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First woman to win a major party's presidential primary Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is the first woman to win a major party's presidential primary for the purposes of delegate selection. Some sources have reported that Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm was the first woman to win a major-party presidential primary, winning three contests in 1972. In fact, Chisholm did earn delegates that year, but not by winning true primaries. |
| In New Jersey, Chisholm beat North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford in an optional, non-binding presidential preference "beauty contest" in which they were the only entrants, while Senator George McGovern beat former Vice President Hubert Humphrey in the meaningful contest, the delegate selection primary. In Louisiana, McGovern and Chisholm were the only candidates represented at caucuses, and together they won a majority of the delegates. In Mississippi, two factions of Democrats -- the regulars and the descendants of the 1968 Freedom Democrats, held conventions. Chisholm led in the convention of the latter group, which was seated at the Democratic National Convention. Chisholm won approximately 152 votes at that convention; the exact total is reported differently by various sources, but 151.95 is cited frequently. This represents 5.0 percent of the total of 3016 delegate votes. McGovern ultimately won the Democratic nomination. (Sources: CQ Guide to U.S. Elections and The New York Times.) |
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| This CAWP fact sheet lists proportions of men and women voting for Hillary Clinton in primary states on super Tuesday, February 5, 2008. | |
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New USA Today/Gallup polling conducted this past weekend [November 3-4, 2007] shows few signs that front-runner Sen. Hillary Clinton’s standing among Democrats nationally was affected by the recent Democratic candidate debate at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Clinton continues to lead all contenders as Democrats’ first choice for the nomination, with half of the Democratic vote -- more than double the support of her nearest challenger, Sen. Barack Obama. |
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An aggregated sample of Gallup Polls between June and September 2007 identifies groups most and least likely to have favorable opinions of Senator Hillary Clinton, based on factors including age, gender, education, race, region, church attendance, income, marital status, partisanship, and ideology. Those most likely to have favorable views of her include Blacks, Democrats, and liberals, while those least likely to hold such views include Republicans and conservatives. |
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A New York Times-CBS News Poll conducted July 9-17 finds that voters think Senator Hillary Clinton can win in November. They hold mixed views about her likely effectiveness on a variety of issues. On almost every question, there is a significant gender gap, with women viewing Senator Clinton more positively than men. |
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A June 2007 Gallup Poll asked Americans to name potential positive and negative outcomes of Senator Hillary Clinton becoming President. |
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June 29, 2007 Gallup Poll: Clinton Most Positively Rated Candidate Among Blacks, Hispanics; Blacks rate Obama positively by 8-to-1 margin. |
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June 28, 2007 Gallup Poll: Clinton Dominant Leader Among Hispanic Democrats; Blacks divided as to whether Clinton or Obama would better represent their interests. |
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From a Washington Post article, June 12, 2007: According to a June Washington Post-ABC News poll, "The consistent lead that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York has maintained over Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois and others in the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination is due largely to one factor: her support from women." |
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May 09, 2007 Pew Research Poll: Gender differences in support for Clinton similar to those for Democratic women who run for statewide office The Pew Center for the People and the Press compared recent information about Senator Clinton's standing in the polls with data from 40 senatorial and gubernatorial elections since 1998 in which a female Democratic candidate faced a male Republican. |
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May 04, 2007 Gallup Poll: Hillary's Image:Public Rates Clinton |
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April 10, 2007 Gallup Poll: Hillary Clinton Remains Dominant Front-Runner Among Democrats |
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April 2, 2007 Gallup Poll: Hillary Clinton's Gender Gap Most Evident Among Independents |
Media Coverage of the Clinton Campaign |
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'Sexism's Coming Out Party' By Hannah Seligson, Wall Street Journal, November 21, 2008 |
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Critics and News Executives Split Over Sexism in Clinton Coverage By Katharine Q. Seelye and Julie Bosman, The New York Times, June 13, 2008 |
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The Public Editor: Pantsuits and the Presidency By Clark Hoyt, The New York Times, June 22, 2008 (The Times' public editor responds to critiques of the paper's coverage of the Clinton campaign) |
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Responding to critics, Dowd reportedly falsely claimed "nobody had objected to her use of" gender stereotypes "about men" by Media Matters for America, June 22, 2008 |
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She Might Be President Someday by Kate Zernike, The New York Times, May 18, 2008 |
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Clinton's female fans wonder what if _ and when by Jocyelyn Noveck and Beth Fouhy, Associated Press, May 17, 2008 |
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Misogyny I Won't Miss by Marie Cocco, The Washington Post, May 15, 2008 |