Courting women voters
From the "Wolf Blitzer Reports" staff
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, daughter of President John F. Kennedy joined Sen. John Kerry at a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Friday, the latest high-profile woman to stump with the Democratic candidate.
She follows actor Christopher Reeve's widow, Dana Reeve, who tied her support to Kerry's pledge to increase embryonic stem cell research.
"I'm here today to honor my husband and proudly introduce my friend -- the next president of the United States, John Kerry," Reeve said.
Kerry will add even more female star power Friday night and Saturday in Florida, with Cher and Rosie O'Donnell speaking out for him.
It's all part of a concerted effort to reach out to women, who according to a poll by the Pew Center, make up 62 percent of still undecided voters -- a group that could sway the election.
The Bush camp isn't taking women for granted either, putting out their own celebrity backers including Reba McIntyre, Mary Lou Retton and Angie Harmon, who appeared with the first lady yesterday.
"I'm so thrilled and honored to stand here with America's first lady, Laura Bush," Harmon said.
At the same time, daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush are increasingly joining their father on the campaign trail, helping to play up the president's role as family man and possibly increase his appeal to women voters.
On top of that, candidates and their wives are making daytime TV a priority, including appearances on "The View" and "Live With Regis and Kelly."
The result of all that courting -- Kerry is ahead of Bush six points in the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of female voters.
It's a lead, but it's far from decisive. Among women, like just about every other demographic this election year, the race is still too close to call.
