Hillary Clinton, The 'Gender Card' And What It Could Mean In November

[BlueMTexpat]

http://www.npr.org/2016/04/16/474234330/hillary-clinton-the-gender-card-and-what-it-could-mean-in-november

Women, of course, like any demographic, are not a monolith. Hillary Clinton consistently loses young women (ages 18 to 29) to Bernie Sanders. But, accounting for women of all different groups, Clinton has a clear advantage.

There aren't exit polls for every single state, but the common thread from all the data from the exit polls conducted to date show women, as a bloc, are supporting Clinton over Sanders. (Young women don't vote as regularly. And Clinton performs best with older women, who are far more loyal voters.)

There are a few exceptions: New Hampshire — where Sanders dominated essentially every demographic; Vermont — Sanders' home turf, where he won women by more than 60 points; and Wisconsin — where Sanders and Clinton essentially broke even with women.
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Most women NPR interviewed insist they're supporting Clinton for multiple reasons beyond identity politics. "My choice of candidates on the Democratic Party is less to do with my gender and her gender and more to do with the politics," Liz Yuhas, 27, said.

But, Yuhas, like many women, admitted that electing the first woman president is in the back of her mind, even if it's not the determining factor.
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For some older voters, gender is more central.

"Look at the assault on reproductive rights," said Mary Strickland, 61, a Clinton supporter who works in investments. She added, "Some of the issues we fought for many years are being eroded. ... I work in a very non-traditional field. And, I do feel that women carry the water for women's issues whether it be reproductive rights, whether it be employment programs for women, whether it be daycare funding. ... We should have daycare provided for families throughout the United States."

There are lots of excellent points in the article. It describes that while Clinton may be able to make a "gender gulf" in her favor with women, she may have trouble with men. Of course, the state they cite as an example is Wisconsin, which does not take into account that the large majority of men voting for Sanders over Hillary there were most likely white and not Democrats in the first place (open primary, etc.) and may have voted for him merely as a spoiler.

If such men truly believe that ANY GOPer is preferable to Hillary in the GE, then they would likely never have voted for Bernie in the GE either.

[yallerdawg]

1. Sometimes you got to K.I.S.S.

And if you don't like this, kiss my !

For some women, the allure of voting for Clinton is a matter of simple identity politics.

"I identify with her immensely; you know, she's a woman; I'm a woman," said Chantel Moses, an entrepreneur in New York. "There's a lot of tasks that's associated with being a woman — multi-tasking, making sure that you're not only able to have a career, but also to provide for your family."