A recent Wall Street Journal article reveals while Hillary Clinton’s presidential nomination is historic, many women voters are “indifferent.”
The biggest problem, WSJ explains, is that so much progress has already been achieved by women that this latest “glass ceiling” does not really resonate with some female voters. As more women become heads of companies like IBM and General Motors, and 40 percent are considered the main breadwinners in their homes, women may become “indifferent.”
The WSJ reports Clinton has had trouble winning support from middle-aged white women. A poll from Wall Street Journal/NBC News from July shows 52 percent of registered women voters — both Republican and Democrat — support Clinton. For white women ages 50-64, 36 percent support Clinton, while for white women ages 35-49, 34 percent support Clinton.
“It never occurred to me that a woman couldn’t be president. I don’t feel like I have to vote for a woman just because she’s a woman,” Susan Willes, a 53-year-old Democrat who is undecided, told The WSJ.
The groups of women registered to vote who most support Clinton come from those 65 or older and those between the ages of 18-34.
WSJ/NBC polls point to the fact that over a 10-year period, enthusiasm for a female president has been high. When people are polled asking whether they are excited about Clinton being the first female president, the enthusiasm has gone down. Over the past 10 years, people who think it does not make a difference whether Clinton is the first female president or are unsure about it has risen to almost 39 percent.
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