Politics | female voters McCain Talks Economy as Women Break for Obama Housing seen as way to win over white moms By Kevin Spak Posted Oct 9, 2008 12:03 PM CDT Copied Women wave signs in support of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, during a rally in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) John McCain is shifting focus to the economy in a bid to win over white women who are rapidly flocking to Barack Obama. Any bump McCain saw with female voters after selecting running mate Sarah Palin has utterly evaporated, the Boston Globe reports. Polls show Obama leading by 17% among women, but McCain's mortgage rescue proposal could be an attempt to narrow that gap. “The dream of owning a home should not be crushed under the weight of a bad mortgage,” McCain said at a Pennsylvania rally yesterday. He says his plan to sink $300 billion into buying bad loans—an idea, aides readily admit, cribbed from Hillary Clinton—will appeal to suburban moms. Obama yesterday said he opposes the plan, which he contends would prove too costly. Read These Next Iraq's national game of deception brings out the best bluffers. See the best BBQ cities in the US. A Texas man's disappearance is fodder for true-crime mania. Cancer claims the life of an MLB champ at 44. Report an error