Women voters

“ . . . what factor is mostly likely to determine the winner of Colorado's nine electoral votes. His [Dick Wadhams, chairman of the Colorado GOP] answer: Women.” Political Diary, WSJ, Aug 31, 2008 “John McCain is uniquely situated to capture the suburban female swing vote. Mr. McCain's emphasis on fiscal responsibility plays especially well with this crowd and, as "security moms," they value his leadership on foreign policy. Moreover, helping to shift the needle recently, "these voters are really moved by the energy issue" and highly supportive of Mr. McCain's call for more drilling.”

And adding Governor Palin certainly didn't hurt.