Female Voters

Obama, Don't Take Female Vote for Granted -- Earn It!!!

Laura Finley | Posted 04.09.2012

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Mr. Obama, please take seriously the needs of women and do not presume that the female vote is yours for the taking.

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What's at Stake for Women 2012: An Interview With Nancy Pelosi

Martha Burk | Posted 05.16.2012

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"[Republicans] run against me because I'm effective. They came in massively against us because they feared what we were trying to do for women and men in the workplace -- and it has an impact."

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Are Female Voters to Blame for the Failure of Female Candidates?

Keli Goff | Posted 05.12.2012

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Our country's inability to elect women to the highest or even second-highest office in the land begs the uncomfortable question: if women are the majority of American voters, then does the blame for the dearth of women leaders lie with women voters?

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The XX Voting Bloc

Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.06.2012

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It's barely two months old, but 2012 has already been incredibly interesting -- and specifically, interesting for women. Now, more than ever before, women are positioned to be a hugely decisive engine of political power.

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Republican Women Flock To Surprising Candidate

The Washington Post | Dan Balz and Sandhya Somashekhar February 23, 2012 | Posted 02.24.2012

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Over the past several weeks, Republicans have watched squeamishly as presidential contender Rick Santorum has waded into multiple controversies that r...

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GOP Spring Loaded to a Hostile Position: The Response George Soros Wants

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 05.25.2011

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The vote against paycheck fairness for women this week is a sign of what's to come from the GOP: pathological politics and hostility all the way.

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Got a Gender Gap Problem? Push for Gun Restrictions

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

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If Democrats want to know what women want this election season, I encourage their campaign gurus to start talking about an issue that has strong consistent support from women of all ages, races, and locations: gun control.

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Dems Get In Touch With Their Feminine Side

AP | LIZ SIDOTI and DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEATTLE — In a last-ditch effort to prevent electoral disaster, President Barack Obama and Democratic allies are vigorously wooing women voters,...

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Coons Attacks O'Donnell's 'Narrow Social Agenda'; Dems Target Female Voters

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democratic operatives believe that the candidacy of Christine O'Donnell (R-Del.) -- whose provocative past statements have been widely mocked -- will ...

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Female Obama Surrogates Go On Attack As One Dem Defects

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The war over women voters continued in the heart of Washington D.C. today. As Barack Obama surrogates lambasted the opposition on pay equity, health c...

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Angry White Women Revisited

Anna Greenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Many women voters find much to admire about Palin, but that does not mean they will vote for her without knowing what it would mean to their lives.

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Hill to Pitbull: Bite Me

Keli Goff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Part of the fascination with the Clinton v. Palin narrative comes from the contest for female voters, but the the reality is that no true Hillary voter is even a McCain/Palin prospect.

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Michelle Obama Goes After the Hillary Vote, Reaching out to Women

Rachel Sterne | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mrs. Obama acknowledged challenges to women's empowerment -- that 22 million working women don't have a single paid sick day, though most are primary breadwinners.

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Clinton's Female Voting Bloc Becomes Key To Election Victory

New York Times | JODI KANTOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that a would-be first female president is ending her quest for the White House, the race is more about women than ever before. With Senator Hilla...

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