A recently released survey shows some seriously concerning numbers for the Republicans, as more women self-identify themselves as Democrats than in November 2008 win the GOP lost the White House.
It’s not news that Democrats have the edge over Republicans among female voters. It’s been that way for a while now…
However, when you look at the trends with leaners included (those voters who say they are Independent but LEAN towards either the Republicans or Democrats), you will get the sense that the Grand Old Party is struggling to connect with women.
You will notice that even with a women on the ticket in 2008, the Democrats maintained a solid lead in identification. So, the Republican party will have to do more than that to win over the hearts and minds of American women. This could translate into more trouble for Republicans headed into the 2010 mid-term elections. Successful campaign strategies will have to be deployed to attract Independent women voters specifically.
GOP’s Women Problems
Posted by Tyler Harber on Monday, May 11th, 2009 at 7:15 AM
A recently released survey shows some seriously concerning numbers for the Republicans, as more women self-identify themselves as Democrats than in November 2008 win the GOP lost the White House.
It’s not news that Democrats have the edge over Republicans among female voters. It’s been that way for a while now…
However, when you look at the trends with leaners included (those voters who say they are Independent but LEAN towards either the Republicans or Democrats), you will get the sense that the Grand Old Party is struggling to connect with women.
You will notice that even with a women on the ticket in 2008, the Democrats maintained a solid lead in identification. So, the Republican party will have to do more than that to win over the hearts and minds of American women. This could translate into more trouble for Republicans headed into the 2010 mid-term elections. Successful campaign strategies will have to be deployed to attract Independent women voters specifically.