Mind the gender gap: why Democrats are losing women at an alarming rate.(The Road Ahead)
American Prospect, The, December, 2004 by Greenberg, Anna
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THE EROSION OF THE GENDER GAP IN THIS ELECTION starkly illustrates Alan Brinkley's insights regarding how issues of class and values pose challenges for progressives and the Democratic Party. In the last two presidential elections, the Democratic candidate won among women fairly decisively, by 16 points (Bill Clinton) and 11 points (Al Gore), respectively.
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In contrast, John Kerry won women voters by a mere 3 points, 51 percent to 48 percent. Kerry's trouble with women is clearly rooted in the decline of support among white, blue-collar women for Democratic candidates, a trend that ...
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