COVERAWARDS' EXCLUSIVE: More's EIC Lesley Jane Seymour on Barack Obama's Speech and McCain's VP Pick Sarah Palin

It’s been a big 24 hours in the world of politics.

First we had Barack Obama’s historic speech and now John McCain’s selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin:

We asked Lesley Jane Seymour if she felt readers of More Magazine (for 40 plus women) will vote for Barack after his speech:

“I think Barack Obama threw a lot of love at women last night and at women over 40 in particular. Not only did he give a shout out to Hillary (which he didn’t have to) but the underlying theme was women: his mother who, when she died, brought on the worst day of his life; his paean to his grandmother who raised him and who is “one of my heroes.” His intimate photos of him and michelle–his love note to his two daughters who were there watching him,” says Seymour.

“A lot of his issues were molded from watching the difficulty the women who raised him go through: his mother having to fight the insurers on her sick bed; his grandmother having to work several jobs so he could go to school. And then, to big cheers, he mentioned paying teachers more and equal pay for equal work. Women still earn 77 cents to a man’s dollar ,” adds Seymour. “He gave women’s issues utmost importance last night and I think women over 40 will respond.”

What about McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin? (Lesley gets quote of the day with this one – after the jump!)

“It was a brilliant nod to women,” says Seymour. “But they missed the point.  Women who voted for Hillary didn’t just vote for Hillary because she has a uterus. They voted for her because of where she stood on many issues that are important to women. I think Sarah Palin is a very brave, daring idea for the Republicans. But, I don’t necessarily think it will bring in the Hillary votes.”