Single Women Flex Democratic Muscle
January 15th, 2008 by 2CDC
By Jeff Fleischer
Women’s eNews, from Truthout
Sunday 13 January 2008
Single women turned out more heavily in Iowa and New Hampshire and are especially partial to Democrats. If that keeps up, one pollster thinks they could help knock the GOP aside in November and shift the partisan balance for years to come.
So far, unmarried women - many of whom stayed home in 2004 - are engaging strongly with the primary process and showing a strong partiality for Democrats.
”What we’re seeing is an incredible amount of interest in this election and an increased commitment to get involved,” says Page Gardner, president of Women’s Voices, Women Vote, a Washington-based group focused on spurring unmarried women to the voting booth.
Gardner says her group’s research found unmarried women nationwide are the least satisfied with the direction of the country of any voting bloc. Read the rest of this entry »
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