"washington journal" con >> we want to welcome anne kornblut the book is called notes from the crackednton is sarah palin and will take for a woman to win produce said 2008 was the opposite for women a severe letdown with damaging consequences how? >> guest: there was a perception before this election there was some kind of unified front a lot on the women among the democratic party not a women's movement but they were united. hillary clinton did win a lot of women as the primary water on but when sarah palin was on the republican ticket she could not bring over democratic women or very many independent women rather than a groundswell we look at it splintered generational the across party lines even among women elected officials some who voted for obama or clinton. >> host: baguee june 2008 when clinton withdrew from the race and endorsed barack obama this is from washington d.c. >> although we were not able to shatter the glass ceiling this time, the banks do it got about 80 million? in it. [inaudible. [applause] and the like to shining through like never before filling a solid the ho

she will arrive in mexico city today and anne kornblut is the reporter for the "washington post."e're told the visit is going to include a lot of time with mexico's first lady, but can you tell us more about the significance of her visit in haiti itself? >> well, this was a trip that they can't under wraps. we only got word of it after she had landed. she's there with dr. biden. it's a great, good will gesture for the administration. she has not done any solo travel as first lady, and so to mark her big debut on the world stage, it seemed appropriate to them that she would talk to the victims and do a quick tour. >> her next stop, mexico. this has been described by some as comparable to john f. kennedy's wife and how she was welcomed like a hero. the streets were lined with literally more than a million people to greet her. she's president obama's wife will be meet wg the first lady of mexico. what do they have on tap for this visit? >> it's actually a quick trip. like 40 hours on the ground altogether. she's going to do some cultural visits. she's going to meet with children, you