White Women: 51% for Romney… WTF?!?!

[MrScorpio]

Women Who Love Republicans Who Hate Them
Katha Pollitt

I know there is no monolithic voting bloc called “women”—femaleness, like maleness, is cross-cut with race, education, class, income, ethnicity, religion, marital status, even geography. I also know we all make allowances for our own side, which usually boils down to forgiving men for sexual shenanigans and insulting “gaffes” (aka blurting out their true feelings) that no woman politician would get away with. But with that fully acknowledged, I still want to say: Women! WTF?! After all the weird, heartless, misogynistic, ignorant things Republican men have said about women and pregnancy and rape over the past month, I’m ashamed for my sex that any woman is still planning to vote for Romney and Ryan.

And a lot of them are: 51 percent of white women, to be exact. What’s the matter with them? Do they have Stockholm syndrome? And how about you, women of Virginia—21 percent of whom in a just-issued Public Policy Polling survey say they “strongly” agree that abortion should be banned even in cases of rape and incest? (For women 18 to 29, it’s 32 percent.)man is still planning to vote for Romney and Ryan.

http://www.thenation.com/article/169630/women-who-love-republicans-who-hate-them#

[C_U_L8R]

1. IT must be the Mom Jeans

[cthulu2016]

2. That is a VERY good number for us. I am pleased.

The only white subgroups I expect Obama to win are people under 30 and single women.

He lost white women by 7% in 2008 while winning in a blow-out. If Obama actually gets 48-49% of white women this year the election is over.

[TexasBushwhacker]

21. Plus 100% of the black vote

and more of the Latino vote than McCain got. Sounds good to me. McCain actually got 4% of the black vote and over 30% of the Latino vote. Mitt is polling 0% with blacks and 26% or so with Latinos. He will have to get 61% of the white vote to win. McCain only got 55% of the white vote. The last time a Republican got over 60% of the white vote was Ronald Reagan!

[link:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/48808548#48808548|

[Motown_Johnny]

3. Polls from the time the VP is picked through the debates are not worth your time.

Let it go.

[treestar]

4. The women 18-29 abortion statistic there

sounds wrong. Why would it be higher in that age group then for women generally?

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. It's just mind-boggling how they continue to rope in people who wind up voting against

their best interests.

[life long demo]

6. Not this older white woman

And almost all of my older white women friends are voting for Pres. Obama. I have some misgivings about this poll. Sorry

[Arkansas Granny]

7. Nor this older white woman. I can hardly believe those numbers.

[RockaFowler]

12. This older white woman says no way, too

I know quite a few white women who are voting for President Obama who are my age. I thought Mittens was losing the woman vote altogether. This really doesn't make any sense

[smirkymonkey]

15. So do I and most of my white friends - in fact we are all voting Obama and none of us have ever been

polled. I sometimes wonder where they come up with these "statistics". I have been having a lot of conversations with my female friends over the last few months and not one of them is voting Romney/Ryan. Interestingly enough, not one of them has said they had ever been polled.

I have a feeling that these "polls" are a bunch of bullshit, made up to influence the vote. People always think that they want to be on the winning team, but I don't think that's going to happen this time. Women are PISSED OFF!

[shanti]

8. another bullshit poll

sorry, i don't believe this.

[cthulu2016]

9. Why do you thnk so?

McCain got several points more than 51% of white women in 2008.

This is an excellent number for us.

[sarcasmo]

10. Stepford Wives.

[ProSense]

11. Female Voters Prefer Obama To Romney, Are Focused On Economy, Poll Says

Female Voters Prefer Obama To Romney, Are Focused On Economy, Poll Says

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Female voters strongly favor President Barack Obama over GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, according to the survey, which was conducted by Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway of inc/WomanTrend and Democratic pollster Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners.

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Obama received support from 52 percent of likely female voters, compared to 36 percent for Romney. That double-digit lead tracks with Obama's performance in 2008 exit polls, although it's a few points higher than Obama's lead among women in other recent polls.

Half of the women polled said Obama deserved an "A" or "B" for his time in office, while 29 percent gave him a "D" or an "F."

Michelle Obama also fared well, with 72 percent of women viewing her favorably. Ann Romney, who exclaimed "I love you women!" during her Wednesday convention speech, was far less well-known, with 30 percent viewing her favorably, and 45 percent saying they hadn't heard of her or had no opinion. The survey was conducted prior to the speech.

- more -

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/30/female-voters-obama-romney-poll_n_1844312.html

The 29 percent are clearly Cheney Republicans.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

13. Apparently 51% of white women don't keep up with current events

[unapatriciated]

14. Not this white woman....

nor my mother, two sisters, daughter, four daughter-in-laws, two voting age grand-daughters, six cousins and a slew of nieces.

[AnneD]

16. I call bullshit.....

Most women are pissed about the Senate Comittee on women's issues being composed of old white guys of the GOP. They are pissed women were not allowed to have a say, they are pissed that a nice young woman was shut out and called a slut, and what is with this rape shit. Even my most conservative women friends are about to bolt (in the privacy of the booth of course).

But this is unscientific, just what I gather from my Nurse buds, knitting circle, ladies church group, the teachers I work with, my daughter's young, post college friends. Basically any group of women that can talk freely amongst themselves.

The war on women will have casualities and consequences.

[cthulu2016]

17. Why bullshit?

McCain won white women by 7 points while being blown out.

This poll says Romney is doing much worse among white women than McCain did, in a closer overall election.

What is the problem?

[AnneD]

19. Read the original post...

Then read my response. I think the poll that say women are lining up to vote for Romney is bull shit.

Read before you post.

Edited to add...I hope that puts your mind at ease Mr Scorpio.

[mia]

18. More Republican business strategy

Let's see if this one sticks.

[fascisthunter]

20. sure....

[ananda]

22. Not even close to accurate.

It's more like 20 to 30%.