Hillary ahead in the popular vote - including Florida & Michigan - by 120,000 votes!!!!!!

----- Original Message -----
From: Dana Singiser
To: Dana Singiser
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 2:32 PM
Subject: Post-Pennsylvania Women's Vote Memo

To: Women for Hillary

From: Ann Lewis, Senior Advisor

Date: April 23, 2008

RE: The Tide Is Turning

Thank you to all of you who have been so important to Hillary and to our campaign! As we discussed on our phone call, here is some material on the Pennsylvania primary results and the role that women played. Please use this information in speaking on behalf of Hillary - remember, you are a powerful messenger!

Women's turnout went up: Women made up 59% of the electorate in the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania, compared to 53% in 2004.

Women's support for Hillary continues strong:

· Hillary won women 57%-43% in Pennsylvania.

· Pennsylvania elected women, such as Lt. Governor Catherine Baker Knoll and Rep. Allyson Schwartz were great advocates for Hillary. Leaders like Congresswomen Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Ohio), Sheila Jackson-Lee (Texas) Carolyn Maloney (New York) and Ellen Malcolm of EMILY's List came to the state as well.

· Campaign events reaching women voters included "Hillary I Know" house parties in the Philadelphia suburbs with longtime friends and advisors to Hillary such as Judy Lichtman, Lissa Muscatine, Leecia Eve and Judith McHale. The campaign also launched a national "Make Change Count" campaign highlighting Hillary's leadership in working for equal pay - an important economic and fairness issue for women and families.

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Hillary is now ahead in the popular vote:

According to Real Clear Politics, Hillary has received 15,095,663 votes to Sen. Obama's 14,973,720, a margin of more than 120,000 votes. ABC News reported this morning that "Clinton has pulled ahead of Obama" in the popular vote. This count includes certified vote totals in Florida and Michigan.

As we look toward the general election in the fall against John McCain, Hillary is the strongest candidate:

· She has won Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, New Jersey, and California - all key states in the general election - with comfortable margins. Hillary Clinton has shown time and again that she is the strongest Democrat to win these critical states.

· Hillary won 60 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, including the rural counties in the western part of the state, blue-collar counties in the northeast and the suburbs of Philadelphia, demonstrating her ability to build support across constituencies.

· The economy is the number one issue facing many Americans, and Hillary is strongest on the economy. In Pennsylvania, 55% of voters cited the economy as the most important issue facing the country, and Hillary won those voters by a whopping 12 percent!

· She has the support of voters that will build a winning coalition in the fall, including: women, Hispanics, older voters, rural voters, working class voters and Catholics. Hillary is the most likely candidate to hold Democrats' current advantages and expand the electoral map in the Southwest and in swing states like Arkansas and Arizona.