Mind the Gender Gap in Politics
The gender gap is alive and well in American politics. Indeed, it may be the defining characteristic of our political system as next year's midterm elections beckon. We're not talking here just about the well-established pattern in which women are more likely to vote Democratic and men Republican in presidential elections. That's true, but it appears to be only the tip of a gender-gap iceberg.
On virtually all the hot-button issues that bedevil Washington today—guns, health, how to fix the economy, the state of the Obama presidency—the difference between men and women is striking. And it all adds up to a large difference in what men and women prefer in next year's congressional elections.
Indeed, if anyone doubts the significance of gender differences, just consider this finding from the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, completed last week: 52% of men say they want that election to produce a Congress under Republican control, while just 38% of women feel that way.
The causes of these contrasting views of the political landscape are deep-seated.
"Women have a very different sense about the role of government, and, of course, are in reality more economically vulnerable," says Bill McInturff, a Republican pollster who co-directs the Journal/NBC survey along with Democrat Fred Yang.
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