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In reply to the discussion: The first woman EVER was running, and Trump got 42% of the female vote; abortion issue to blame? [View all]Garrett78
(10,721 posts)85. Yep, and Trump only lost by 6 points among white women with college degrees, according to exit polls
But I don't find it shocking. It's par for the course. Women of color, college degree or not, voted overwhelmingly for Clinton.
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The first woman EVER was running, and Trump got 42% of the female vote; abortion issue to blame? [View all]
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
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Evangelicals and orthodox women consistently vote 45% conservative, even against the E.R.A.
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2016
#45
They didn't "vote against" the ERA. State legislatures dominated by white males,
duffyduff
Nov 2016
#57
I want to hear other's ideas (if they agree it's an issue for us). But personal opinion...
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#5
Yet so many of them who think abortion is murder have no problem with the death penalty or war
uppityperson
Nov 2016
#10
Abortion rarely came up during this campaign, don't see it as an issue over the others. But what
uppityperson
Nov 2016
#4
You are correct, it barely came up. But how many immediately had their minds made up because of it?
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#7
Trump worked his ass off while Clinton did little campaigning? He saw people and was "decisive"?
uppityperson
Nov 2016
#72
Agreed. If anything, everyone seems intent on losing even more in the future. WTF. nt
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#79
That's exactly what I'm saying; yet I bet a pro-choice stance would have cost him millions of votes.
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#13
So apparently you think we should write those millions of potential votes off?
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#14
There are 17 posts in this thread; show me the one that says we should capitulate on choice.
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#18
Sounds like a winning argument. Worked well this year. And 2014. And 2012. And 2010.
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#20
Lots of racists voted for Trump...maybe we should try something else on the civil rights thing. nt
LexVegas
Nov 2016
#21
4 brutal elections in a row, & another poster that suspiciously wants to change nothing; interesting
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#22
Lots of homophobes voted for Trump...we should rethink the gay marriage thing. nt
LexVegas
Nov 2016
#23
Let me know your preferred candidates in the future, so I can place some opposite bets in Vegas :)
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#24
Lots of xenophobes voted for Trump...may we should jettison the Muslims, huh? nt
LexVegas
Nov 2016
#25
You ever seen the Tin Cup scene where Kevin Costner's character keeps hitting it in the water?
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#37
And trying to reach out to zealots who equate abortion with murder is a winning strategy?
CrispyQ
Nov 2016
#30
What's interesting is that you had a reasonable point, and it got completely lost in your approach.
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#33
Well, I don't think your point is reasonable in the least & your approach got lost in stating that
CrispyQ
Nov 2016
#39
Reframe it? You mean tell the truth? B/c there is an awful lot of misinformation out there about ab
AgadorSparticus
Nov 2016
#54
No one said to anything close to backing off the abortion or gun issues. Good grief.
mtnsnake
Nov 2016
#26
Yep, and Trump only lost by 6 points among white women with college degrees, according to exit polls
Garrett78
Nov 2016
#85
We disagree, but you make good points; thanks for the thoughtful response. nt
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#28
I thought for sure we'd finally get it in 2009 but it wasn't even brought up.
yeoman6987
Nov 2016
#51
Both my MIL and FIL in PA voted for Trump due to their pro-life beliefs. I agree that we don't
kelly1mm
Nov 2016
#32
The Democratic position is that it is between a woman and her doctor, and no one elses business
still_one
Nov 2016
#34
The "middle" is not the issue. It is the right-wing mindset. It cannot change. n/t
duffyduff
Nov 2016
#64
It's more than this; it's deep-rooted conflict regarding the role of women...
Barack_America
Nov 2016
#61
My son in law told me that his mother initially told him that she planned to vote ...
spin
Nov 2016
#67
Women can be gun-humping, xenophobic, high school dropout, racist assholes too, ya know
NickB79
Nov 2016
#74
Deeper? Most of DU is telling me race is the ONLY thing that mattered in this election.
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#81
"The way you casually suggest doing away with the rights of the majority of Democratic voters"
MadDAsHell
Nov 2016
#83
There is absolutely no evidence to indicate that abortion was a major issue.
Statistical
Nov 2016
#87