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kalikshama -> RE: Guilt Ridden Cons Get Redickerous In Their War On Women..... (3/20/2012 2:54:54 PM)
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Republicans Have Lost Women -- But Obama Still Needs to Win Them
Posted: 03/20/2012 12:05 pm
It's a known fact that a plurality of women, regardless of their age, self-identify as Democratic voters. Often referred to as the gender gap, this divide has become especially stark over the past two years. According to Karen Tumulty of the Washington Post, just 41 percent of men approve of President Obama, with 55 percent disapproving. However, the same poll shows over 50 percent of women approve of Obama.
What I find most interesting is that Obama's approval rating among women has stayed constant in the past few weeks. I was very surprised by this, but then I'm not a pollster. I find this remarkable given the onslaught of anti-woman policy and sentiment brought on by the right wing. As Gallup reports, overall approval of the president has climbed over the past few weeks, up to 51 percent; however, most of those gains have come from men. Improving job reports and increased consumer spending have no doubt informed Americans' feelings about the president, but it is hard to argue that the birth control debate's domination of the airwaves had nothing to do with it either -- for men.
The war on women is real and the Republicans need to own it, but is it going to impassion busy moms to go out and vote for Obama in November, much less to organize for him as they did in 2008? Are women taking threats against their reproductive choices seriously or writing off this onslaught of attacks as rumblings of the far-right fringe? National Organization for Women president Terry O'Neill said on The Diane Rehm Show, Republicans have "lost women for a generation" by attacking birth control. In truth, I think NOW lost most women before the Republicans did. When was the last time you visited NOW's website?
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/morra-aaronsmele/obama-polls-women_b_1353433.html
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