It looks obvious

You could see them in every street corner in downtown Manchester and Concord. They put aside their duties and drafted themselves to Clinton’s campaign. They didn’t care about Clinton Ideology, nor her experience, they came to help because they are sick and tiered of being second class citizens. I saw them attending the rally before the ABC debate, they came with full buses in the cold night standing in the snow chanting their support. But it was more than that, it was cold determination to put an end for generations of mistreatment.

I don’t know why the polls missed this shift, I would guess that it because polls has some delay in identifying trends. However people on the ground could have see, that something is happening. Many women decided to change their vote in the few days between the Iowa caucuses after they were convinced that big portion of the media attack on Clinton is because she is a women. They recognized the attacks on Clinton’s character as another way of attacking her for being a women - and they had enough of that. It wasn’t only that many of them felt that this is historic moment, a first real chance to have a women president, but they felt that all they achieved in years of struggle is being challenged.

They are sick and tired from being dismissed. They are sick and tired that all the male candidates are being called by their last name but the woman is being called by her first name. They are sick and tired from being marginalized and they want their fair share. When Obama and Edwards talked about change but lead the attack on Clinton, attack that many of these women seeing as gender attack, they are wondering what will be their place in the “change”.

We went up to New Hampshire to see how history is being made. It didn’t happened the way I hoped for, but I am still very happy with what I saw. I’m sure that big part of this was manipulated by the Clinton campaign, I’m sure they exploited every drop of anger and frustration to their benefit. But the anger and determination were there and the soccer moms determine to take their rightful place around the table.

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