Re: What is Hillary's biggest strength?

Description: Hillary's strength is with the women, Kuhn says.

Transcript: The most . . . The most significant strength, though, of Hillary Rodham Clinton, with all of her weaknesses, is a potential for the symbolism of her candidacy to appeal to women.  Clearly we’ve seen the Democratic primary race that she would not have been the frontrunner.  She would not have . . . If she wins, she would not have won without White women who overwhelmingly went to her favor; and certainly Black women and Latino women.  But women are a larger portion of the Democratic base in primaries – perhaps 57 percent.  They’re the low fifties in the general election.  There’s a very real, again, possibilities she could appeal to women.  And there’s also the real possibility that McCain is an unappealing candidate for women.  McCain’s biggest danger is that like Bob Dole in 1996, he might be seen as too old.  He might be seen as too traditional.  He might be seen as too removed from, you know, real changes in sort of women’s . . . in a woman’s world that occurred, especially in the 1970s.  But the one contrast with Bob Dole for John McCain that certainly is important to keep in mind is that Bob Dole ran at a time of prosperity and peace.  John McCain, the demonstratively clear war hero, is running in a post-September 11th race, and with America in two wars.

Recorded on: 2/5/08