{"id":3396,"date":"2008-06-24T09:43:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-24T15:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/06\/wilson-hits-obama-over-remark-about-clinton-backers\/"},"modified":"2008-06-24T09:43:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-24T15:43:00","slug":"wilson-hits-obama-over-remark-about-clinton-backers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/06\/wilson-hits-obama-over-remark-about-clinton-backers\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson hits Obama over remark about Clinton backers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson<\/a> is going on the offensive on behalf of Republican presidential nominee John McCain<\/a> by attacking Barack Obama<\/a> for suggesting that supporters of Hillary Clinton<\/a> should \u201cget over\u201d her loss and back the Democratic presidential nominee. <\/p>\n

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ABC News<\/a> reported on Friday that, at a meeting with other members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Obama was asked by a Clinton<\/st1:city> supporter to reach out to the millions of women who are disappointed that Clinton<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> lost. Obama, according to ABC, said healing is needed and he hoped Clinton<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> supporters who were present at the meeting would help him.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf 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,\u201d Obama said, according to ABC.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>At least one congresswoman at the meeting, Rep. Diane Watson<\/a>, D-Calif., took issue with Obama\u2019s comment, saying she found the words \u201cget over it\u201d to be dismissive, ABC reported.<\/p>\n

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Wilson, a Republican, had much harsher words for Obama in a Monday conference call with reporters that was organized by the McCain campaign. Wilson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> said she considers Obama\u2019s statement \u201cpatronizing and elitist, and that\u2019s exactly the kind of attitude that causes women to support John McCain.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Asked to explain her comment about women supporting McCain when polls show Obama leading among women<\/a>, Wilson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> said she\u2019s not a pollster. She said her response to Obama\u2019s comment was not intellectual but was a gut reaction.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat Obama said on Friday, it hit me right in the gut,\u201d Wilson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> said. \u201cI expect more from somebody who wants to be president of the United States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the second time since Wilson<\/st1:city> lost the U.S. Senate primary in New Mexico<\/st1:state> to Steve Pearce<\/a> on June 3 that she has spoken out about Clinton<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>\u2019s loss. Earlier this month, Wilson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> penned a letter published in the New York Times<\/a> stating that sexism was a contributing factor.<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe became a caricature: too smart, too strong, too assertive, too rational, too competent,\u201d Wilson<\/st1:city> wrote about Clinton<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>. \u201cThink how the young Harry Potter and his male friends initially reacted to Hermione Granger<\/a> and you get the idea.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Asked during Monday\u2019s conference call whether she supported Clinton<\/st1:city>\u2019s presidential bid, Wilson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> said she did not.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut I understand how women feel when someone speaks to them that way,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t like being patronized or being spoken to in a condescending way and I think that\u2019s what (Obama) was doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Update, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Obama was in Albuquerque<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Monday speaking to a small group of women. Here\u2019s video of his opening remarks at the private event he held there:<\/p>\n

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