For a host of reasons, this was a Year of the Woman in American life. There was an all-time record 234 women running for Congress, 182 Democratic women and 52 Republican women. There will be 88 new Members in the House of Representatives, 35 of them are women. More women ran and won state legislative seats across the country, too. …
Female voters this year were unreceptive to the GOP pitch. The gender gap on election day was bigger than it has ever been – a net 23 points – in congressional preference according to exit polls dating back to 2006. Women who live in the suburbs are an important part of the story. CONT.
Nicole McCleskey & Becky Kramer, Public Opinion Strategies
