Nearly four in 10 Americans say equal pay is the top issue facing working women in the United States today, a sentiment shared by roughly the same proportions of men, women, and working women. About twice as many Americans mention equal pay as cite the second-ranked issue — equal opportunity […] Read more »
Unmarried Women Overwhelmingly Favor Democrats in Senate Battleground Races
Unmarried women favor Democratic candidates by an overwhelming 22 points in Senate battleground states, according to a poll released today by the Women’s Voices Women Vote Action Fund and Democracy Corps. Republican candidates have a slight edge over Democrats in the 12 battleground states, with all likely 2014 voters. But […] Read more »
Democrats Need Surge of Women to Hold Senate
… A gender gap has long been evident in U.S. politics: Men more often vote Republican and women are more likely to back Democrats. Both of these trends have accelerated in recent years. This year, it’s Democrats who are on the defensive. In the 10 most competitive Senate races, they […] Read more »
Obama’s Approval Edge Among Women Holds Generally Constant
… If a president’s overall approval rating has been rising or dropping significantly among the entire population, then we would hold out the expectation that his approval rating would also rise or drop concomitantly among each subgroup of the population. The question becomes one of — in addition to looking […] Read more »
Return of the Security Mom?
Back in the 2002 and 2004 elections, we heard a lot about so-called “Security Moms.” Once focused almost exclusively on domestic issues like education, crime, and the economy, the priorities of these “Soccer Moms” shifted in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Instead of pocketbook issues, they […] Read more »
Obama losing the confidence of key parts of the coalition that elected him
Kimberly Cole was part of the coalition that voted in 2008 to make Barack Obama the 44th president and gave him another four years in 2012 to deliver on his promises of hope and change. Now, the 36-year-old mother of three young children in Valencia, Calif., is among the majority […] Read more »