Hillary Clinton owes her historic victory in the race for the Democratic nomination in no small part to substantial support among women. In every primary, the former secretary of state won more votes from women than from men, with the gender gap — her support among women compared with her support among men — averaging 11 points.
This gap has received significant attention. But many observers have ignored the fact that women also were more likely to vote in Democratic primaries than were men, which boosted Clinton’s margins at the polls. Recent electoral history suggests the same thing could happen in November. If so, women would help Clinton beat Donald Trump. CONT.
Barbara Norrander (U. of Arizona), The Monkey Cage