For decades, a gender gap has been slowly changing how Americans vote: Women are voting for Democrats more, and men are usually sticking with Republicans.
But lately, Republicans have been increasingly explicit about claiming the mantle of the manlier party for themselves. …
Democrats have been less eager to stake their claim on traditional ideas of either gender, but they, too, have leaned into the talk of manliness. …
For all the space this talk of “masculine virtues” has taken up in politics, though, is any of it connecting with voters? Could these ideas actually affect how people vote? Actually, yes. It turns out ideas about gender and masculinity can be reliable indicators of how people vote by party and by candidate, according to a new POLITICO Magazine/IPSOS poll conducted in early May, which surveyed 1,016 respondents, including 267 Republicans, 307 Democrats and 324 independents. CONTINUED
Katelyn Fossett, Politico Magazine
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