Candidates may come and go, but the gender gap has amazing staying power. The last time women, as a group, voted for a Republican candidate for president was the 1988 when George H.W. Bush stomped Democrat Mike Dukakis. …
While much attention has been paid to the split over “women’s issues” such as reproductive rights or the need for Republicans to “learn how to talk women,” the truth is the gender gap runs deep through a range of policy issues. January’s Wall Street Journal/NBC poll shows double-digit divides on topics ranging from Afghanistan and national security to the minimum wage. The list shows how hard it may be to bridge the gap. CONT.
Dante Chinni, Wall Street Journal