History of Feminism
Related: About this forumIt's safe to say that without female voters, Democrats would lose almost every major election
Tonight they won the Virginia gubernatorial race
http://www.nytimes.com/projects/elections/2013/general/virginia/exit-polls.html
They won the 2012 Presidential race.
They almost certainly won the 2008 Presidential race.
Women consistently vote more often for the Democrat and usually by a fairly large margin. As opposed to men who, when they actually don't vote for the Republican, just barely manage to break in favor of the Democrat.
Historical Presidential election exit polls:
So basically you guys are dragging men along kicking and scream into the progressive future. Congratulations.
boston bean
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(8,155 posts)BainsBane
(53,001 posts)in an effort to get some to respect women's rights and concerns. It fell on deaf ears.
NoOneMan
(4,795 posts)Just sayin
pinto
(106,886 posts)Virginia exit poll.
Female - 51% of voters
Share of the Dem vote 51% (+5%)
Male - 49% of voters
Share of the Dem vote 45% (+8%)
http://www.nytimes.com/projects/elections/2013/general/virginia/exit-polls.html
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(8,155 posts)pinto
(106,886 posts)Together.
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(8,155 posts)I'm talking about aggregates not individuals.
pinto
(106,886 posts)I know there are larger cultural issues at play. I was simply looking at the exit polling data. The demographics are fairly close on gender lines. I think the ethnicity, race and age stats are significant, as well.