Undecided women say not swayed by Palin

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Some undecided women voters say they are not impressed with the choice of Sarah Palin as the likely Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee.

Dozens of independent female voters interviewed by The New York Times said they disagreed with the first-term Alaska governer on the issues of abortion, Iraq and the environment. Many also also cited her lack of experience outside of her home state, The Times said.

The choice of Palin "just blew me away," said Rachel McBride, 52, a mother of three in Houston and an independent who had supported U.S. President George Bush. "It's so blatantly a political move - picking a woman at all, and then picking a woman with so little experience when he keeps ramming (Democratic presidential nominee Barack) Obama about his experience."

Women who said they leaned Republican, however, mostly supported Palin. One of them, Cathy Gates, 40, a registered Republican from Michigan, said: "(Palin) does appeal to me. You would feel she has the same values as you. Having a child with Down syndrome, and being the governor, and she calls herself a hockey mom. I was impressed."