 In December 2006 , Ferraro announced her support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton . Later , she vowed to help defend Clinton from being " <unk> " in a manner akin to 2004 presidential candidate John Kerry . She assisted with fundraising by assuming an honorary post on the finance committee for Clinton 's 2008 presidential campaign . A heated nomination battle emerged between Clinton and Barack Obama , in which racial dust @-@ ups caused by perceptions of remarks made by campaign surrogates took place . Ferraro became livid when her daughter voted for Obama in a primary , which reflected a generational difference among American women in how they viewed the significance of a woman being elected president . 
