Will New Hampshire Women Follow Iowa Women's Lead on January 8th?

Tomorrow's Lifetime Straw Poll of Undecided New Hampshire Women Voters May
Have the Answer

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After the surprising women's
vote in the Iowa caucuses and 72 hours before the nation's first primary, the
Lifetime Television/Every Woman Counts coalition will hold a breakfast forum
for undecided New Hampshire women voters. Participants include a wide range
of leading women from New Hampshire and national organizations, including:
-- Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
-- Several New Hampshire State Legislators, including Senate President
Sylvia Larsen and many others
-- The New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women
-- Sharon Sykas, President, National Federation of Republican Women, New
Hampshire
-- Michelle Bernard, President and CEO, Independent Women's Forum
-- Meredith Wagner, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, Lifetime
Networks
-- Stacy Morrison, Editor-in-Chief, REDBOOK
-- Marc Morgenstern, Executive Director, Declare Yourself

A straw poll of undecided women voters on candidates and to rank the
issues will be conducted at the forum. Results will be released after the
event. There will also be data from a recent Lifetime/Zogby survey of women
voters in New Hampshire and nationally which found that 24% of decided New
Hampshire women said they would switch if their candidate didn't place first
Iowa.
WHAT: "IF I WERE PRESIDENT" FORUM AND BREAKFAST

WHEN: Saturday, January 5th - 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Radisson Hotel Ballroom, 700 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire

For press credentials or for more information, contact Nancy Bennett
(800) 834-1110, nancy@nancybennett.info or Lori Heath (415) 513-5200 or
lori@nancybennett.info.
EVERY WOMAN COUNTS is the only public service campaign dedicated to
encouraging women to speak out on the issues they care about most, vote and
run for office. First launched in 1992 as a nonpartisan campaign to get out
the women's vote during the presidential election, the 2008 initiative will
leverage the power of the #1 and #2 television networks for women -- Lifetime
and Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) -- and include the most extensive on-air
programming, digital content and grassroots efforts to date. To expand the
effort and reach women everywhere they live, work and play, Lifetime launched
the media and advocacy coalition in partnership with REDBOOK, CosmoGIRL!,
Marie Claire, celebrities, experts, and hundreds of women's nonprofit
organizations representing more than 15 million women from all sides of the
political spectrum, including Business and Professional Women/USA, League of
Women Voters, American Association of University Women, National Organization
for Women, RightNOW!, Independent Women's Forum, and many others.
SOURCE Lifetime Television

Nancy Bennett, 1-800-834-1110, nancy@nancybennett.info, or Lori Heath,
+1-415-513-5200, lori@nancybennett.info, both for Lifetime Television