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(17,796 posts)some of our politicians are insane.
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)I appreciate what Rollins is saying, but I'm guessing the economy is what women voters care about most.
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But so-called womens issues arent limited to abortion and contraception and Republican candidates appear to be banking on Democrats only campaigning for womens votes by talking about reproductive rights. Indeed, women as a group care even more about economic issues, especially paid leave, equal pay for equal work, and the minimum wage. This raises the question: when is an issue the focus of a campaign because it has the potential to affect the well-being of a large number of people and when is it being somewhat cynically exploited for its political appeal to a particular voting bloc but without much substantive merit?
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http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/fixgov/posts/2014/10/21-2014-midterms-women-voters-sawhill
jwirr
(39,215 posts)grandchildren. And what is threatening them right now is the economic impact on low income workers. I am also concerned about women's issues because the young ladies in my family are going to need protection. But if the bottom falls further for low income families they are also going to need economic protection.
niyad
(113,254 posts)happily, eagerly, cheerfully, voting to eliminate our rights.
drray23
(7,627 posts)If that was true, we would not have 31 GOP governors out of 50, and we would not have 68 out of 98 state legislatures controlled by the GOP. Too many people, women included vote against their own interest, especially in red states.
ananda
(28,856 posts)... the mystery of this century.