"'Enormous' gender gap costs Cuccinelli"

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'Enormous' gender gap costs Cuccinelli

By Cameron Joseph at the Hill

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/governor-races/189220-enormous-gender-gap-costs-cuccinelli-gop-in-virginia

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But the effort never gained traction with independent voters, and Cuccinelli finished his campaign as he began it, with a focus on turning out base conservatives rather than winning over centrists.

“The McAuliffe campaign did a really good job of defining [Cuccinelli] early — but frankly, he did a pretty good job with his record of defining himself,” says Democratic pollster Celinda Lake. “The gender gap is just enormous.”

In a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday, Cuccinelli trailed by six percentage points. That split was entirely driven by female voters, who broke by a 14-point margin for McAuliffe.

Cuccinelli actually led with male voters in the poll.



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1. 14 points is huge. Absolutely HUGH!!!

[former9thward]

2. It was not a gender gap it was a marriage gap.

Cuccinelli won married women 51% to 42%. He lost single women 25% to 67%.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2013/images/11/05/va.gov.exit.polls.1120p.110513.v2.final%5B1%5D.copy.pdf

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3. I'll keep my ears and nose peeled for a GOP attempt to win

single women. Oh wait.... anti choice and anti health care....there is no way they can overcome that.