U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson is going on the offensive on behalf of Republican presidential nominee John McCain by attacking Barack Obama for suggesting that supporters of Hillary Clinton should “get over” her loss and back the Democratic presidential nominee.
ABC News reported on Friday that, at a meeting with other members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Obama was asked by a
“If women take a moment to realize that on every issue important to women, John McCain is not in their corner, that would help them get over it,” Obama said, according to ABC.
At least one congresswoman at the meeting, Rep. Diane Watson, D-Calif., took issue with Obama’s comment, saying she found the words “get over it” to be dismissive, ABC reported.
Wilson, a Republican, had much harsher words for Obama in a Monday conference call with reporters that was organized by the McCain campaign.
Asked to explain her comment about women supporting McCain when polls show Obama leading among women,
“What Obama said on Friday, it hit me right in the gut,”
It’s the second time since
“She became a caricature: too smart, too strong, too assertive, too rational, too competent,”
Asked during Monday’s conference call whether she supported
“But I understand how women feel when someone speaks to them that way,” she said. “I don’t like being patronized or being spoken to in a condescending way and I think that’s what (Obama) was doing.”
Update, 10 a.m.
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