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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 10:39 PM Nov 2016

This is awesome: Women voting at higher rates than men relative to 2012 in EVERY STATE

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/11/4/1591326/-This-is-awesome-Women-voting-at-higher-rates-than-men-relative-to-2012-in-EVERY-STATE

Here is a remarkable piece of good news from early voting expert Michael McDonald:

What this means is that, in every single state where the gender breakdown of early voting is available, women are voting at higher rates than men are relative to 2012. Every single one.

That is outstanding news for Hillary Clinton and Team Blue. Given that women skew Democratic, it strongly suggests that the early vote looks even better for Democrats than it seems.

Women are turning out in droves to elect Hillary Clinton the first female President of the United States, and to rebuke Donald Trump for his misogyny and admitted sexual assault.


Got gender gap?
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This is awesome: Women voting at higher rates than men relative to 2012 in EVERY STATE (Original Post) KamaAina Nov 2016 OP
Women Rock!!!! Farmgirl1961 Nov 2016 #1
There'd two reasons for that IMO. Hillary is the First Woman to run for President in a major Party, napi21 Nov 2016 #2
I am woman, hear me roar in numbers too big to ignore... AmericanActivist Nov 2016 #3
Women Rising! sheshe2 Nov 2016 #4
Pro tip for Trump grubbs Nov 2016 #5
Might have something to do with the OSG's brag about p****y grabbing Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2016 #6
Most of us have been grabbed, ogled and "rated" by assholes just like him.... bettyellen Nov 2016 #12
Hill Yes! SunSeeker Nov 2016 #7
That's Great News! blue-wave Nov 2016 #8
There was room to improve Awsi Dooger Nov 2016 #9
Since 1976, 45% of women voted for patriarchy, due to religious/legacy lifestyle. This leaves 55%. TheBlackAdder Nov 2016 #16
Well aren't they some NASTY women! NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #10
Glad the reality is the way it should be, imho! Cha Nov 2016 #11
Pretty sure the, nasty woman comment was the end of Trump. sarcasmo Nov 2016 #13
I think a lot of them Andy823 Nov 2016 #14
Us Amendment 19th people not fooling around! ~EXPECT US!!~ Madam45for2923 Nov 2016 #15

napi21

(45,806 posts)
2. There'd two reasons for that IMO. Hillary is the First Woman to run for President in a major Party,
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 10:48 PM
Nov 2016

and second, The Con has done more than any candidate in history to piss women off!

I feel good about turnout so far, and I'm sure it will continue through Tuesday night. I can't keep the smile off my face when I think about Madam President Clinton!

AmericanActivist

(1,019 posts)
3. I am woman, hear me roar in numbers too big to ignore...
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 10:48 PM
Nov 2016

He pissed off the women...all of them...the decent, intelligent, strong, thinking women who are not going to lay down and give up our rights. We are not going backward!

grubbs

(356 posts)
5. Pro tip for Trump
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 11:03 PM
Nov 2016

Never piss a woman off. If you screw them, they will screw you ten times harder. You should really believe that you phony rebulitard wanna be president delusional spork handed flatuating shit spewer.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,972 posts)
6. Might have something to do with the OSG's brag about p****y grabbing
Sat Nov 5, 2016, 01:30 AM
Nov 2016

I mean as a guy it offends me. I'm sure women like it less.

blue-wave

(4,352 posts)
8. That's Great News!
Sat Nov 5, 2016, 01:42 AM
Nov 2016

Trump certainly deserves to lose. What poetic justice than that to be at the hands of women, Latinos, Muslims and anyone else he has attacked and marginalized.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
9. There was room to improve
Sat Nov 5, 2016, 01:46 AM
Nov 2016

Women were 53% of the electorate in 2012. That sounds great but it's been as high as 54%. I'm hoping for 54% this time.

The problem is midterms, when women drop to 51% primarily because single females don't show up. It's all the difference in how each party fares.

TheBlackAdder

(28,193 posts)
16. Since 1976, 45% of women voted for patriarchy, due to religious/legacy lifestyle. This leaves 55%.
Sat Nov 5, 2016, 11:13 AM
Nov 2016

.


45% of the women were against the ERA, and were mobilized by Phyllis Schlafly, which reinforced the early 1980 Moral Majority wave that helped to bring in Ronald Reagan, and the New Republicans into power.


While this trend carried through to the 2012 election, I get the feeling that there will be a lot of closet evangelicals and fundamentalists who will secretly vote for HRC, when they go into the booths, while telling their families they've voted for Trump.


This might be that election, which breaks the patriarchal hold on society.


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Andy823

(11,495 posts)
14. I think a lot of them
Sat Nov 5, 2016, 11:08 AM
Nov 2016

Are going to be "republican" women who can't stand this guy, even if he is the republican nominee. A lot of republicans, mostly women, are going to vote for Hillary. They won't be telling anyone about it, but they will vote for her. That's one reason I think the polls are way off.

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