A few things: a) A much higher percentage of black women vote
   than black men. I believe it's a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio. Among white
   people it's about a 1:1 ratio or 50/50. Yet it's not just
   "because she's a woman too": b) Women tend towards status quo
   and stability. When they're in relationships, they don't see the
   situation today: They see how it affects a relationship for
   their entire lives. They marry not just the young person in
   front of them, but the old man they'll be seeing 50 years later:
   So they see Bernie as inexperienced in a presidential role and
   in international politics but Clinton as experienced in those
   areas. c) Women are often the "voice behind the throne". In
   their marriages and relationships, the man steps up front and
   takes the credit and the woman just stands there, knowing that
   SHE gave the good advice he's following and letting him take
   credit for it. Of course this is a stereotype here. But consider
   Clinton's role in the white house: The voice whispering in
   Bill's ear about foreign policy, the "real logic" behind the
   king. d) Where's Sanders wife? Why isn't she standing by him?
   So, these things that might seem inconsequential to you or I,
   would be more important to a woman voter. They're interested in
   the "big picture", not a few facts. How will she handle the job
   day-to-day? How will she deal with things getting thrown at her?
   What we might see as inconsistancy, they might see as
   flexibility to changing situations. So, it's different criteria.
   === I _personally_ prefer Sanders. I really hope he gets it. But
   I understand why women voters prefer Clinton and why she's right
   for them in more ways than her gender alone, and where you see
   "black voters" you can substitute "women voters" because that's
   who is doing the voting, both now, in 2008, 2012, and any time
   in the past.