Women Are Watching & We’re Keeping Score!
Nov 19, 2014
Women Are Watching& We’re Keeping Score!
WOMEN VOTERS FOR THE WIN (FTW)
Women Voters Key To Coalition For Progressive Wins
Reproductive Health Key To Progressive Vote
2012 Vote By GenderUSA TOTALMen: (47% of voters)Women: (53% of voters)18 point gender gapNEVADA – PresidentialMen: (47% of voters)Women: (53% of voters)17 point gender gapNEVADA - SenateMen: (47% of voters)Women: (53% of voters)16 point gender gap
OBAMA45%55%
+10 pointsOBAMA
48%57%
+9 pointsBERKLEY
41%48%
+7 points
ROMNEY52%44%
-8 pointsROMNEY
49%41%
-8 pointsHELLER
51%42%
-9 points
Women In The Progressive Coalition
White Women Black Women Hispanic Women0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
ObamaRomney
Marriage Gap In The Coalition
Married Men Married Women Unmarried Men Unmarried Women
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
ObamaRomney
Married Voters (60%):42% Obama; 56% Romney
Unmarried Voters (40%):62% Obama; 35% Romney
“We are starting to see women in command as less of a novelty, less of a curious phenomenon to be dissected in all of its fascinating manifestations—Will she cry? Can she wage wars? Can she bake cookies and wage wars at the same time?—and more as a normal part of our political landscape.” (Slate.com)
“It’s the gender gap, stupid! Nevada women doom Romney”
ELKO DAILY FREE PRESS 2 MONTHS AGO
RENO (AP) — In his bid to take Nevada, Mitt Romney made inroads among several voting groups that had been solidly behind President Barack Obama. The Republican challenger claimed majority support among independents and even attracted a few black and...
Nevadans Favor Keeping Abortion Legal by 2:1 Margin
TOTAL NEVADA RESPONSES OBAMA ROMNEY
Always legal (33%) 73% 26%
Mostly legal (30%) 54% 44%
Mostly illegal (20%) 34% 65%
Always illegal (10%)
Abortion Should Be…
“Birth control is a private matter between a woman and her doctor and state legislatures should not interfere.”
93%
7% Nevada VotersAgreeDisagree
“It’s women’s issues, stupid!”
Paycheck Fairness Act is?
Dana Perino, Fox News contributor, photo by Huffington Post
“A distraction…
…not a job creator.”
So Called War On Women?
John McCain, Arizona Senator, photo by Huffington Post
“Purely political … to distractcitizens from real issues thatmatter.”
Violence Against Women Act?"I think it's unfortunate that
The Democrats have made a political football out of
this thing, which I think is what they keep doing to
distract from real problems that are facing our nation,"
Sarah Steelman, Missouri candidate for U.S. Senate, photo by Daily Kos
Contraception?
Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina, photo by The Blackberry Alarmclock
“Women don't care about contraception. They care about jobs and the economy and raising their families and all those other things.”
“Women (and women’s issues) were part of Obama’s big happy rainbow party.” (Slate.com)
“WE BUILT THIS”WOMEN ON BIRTH CONTROL BUILT THIS!
WOMEN ARE WATCHINGAND WE’RE KEEPING SCORE!
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