On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton's quest to become the country's first female president has encountered an unexpected problem: she is having trouble persuading women, young and old, to rally behind her cause.<br />The latest sign came Sunday, when a new CNN/WMUR survey here showed Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont beating Clinton among women by eight points - which represents a big shift from the results last week in the Iowa caucuses, where Clinton won women by 11 points.<br />Clinton's struggles with women underscore the extent to which she has not yet figured out how to harness the history-making potential of her candidacy in the same way that Barack Obama mobilized minorities and white liberals excited about electing the first black president.<br />Cognizant of the challenge, the Clinton campaign has sought in recent days here to address the problem, tweaking her speeches to put a focus on Clinton as an advocate for women.<br />Clinton spent part of Friday with a group of female U.S. senators she calls the “sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits.”
