Why did single women vote for Democrats? Republicans have an asinine theory

[marmar]

Why did single women vote for Democrats? Republicans have an asinine theory
Republicans believe Democrats have brainwashed unmarried ladies — who are clearly unable to think for themselves

By AMANDA MARCOTTE
Senior Writer
PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 15, 2022 6:00AM (EST)


(Salon) After the heavily predicted "red wave" in the 2022 midterm elections turned out to be an illusion, it was really no mystery why Republicans failed to capitalize on the political tailwinds that — according to conventional wisdom and political history — should have given them much bigger wins. Blame Donald Trump and Justice Samuel Alito, for the one-two punch of inciting an insurrection (which was wildly unpopular) and overturning the right to abortion (which was highly popular). Americans, it turns out, are protective of democracy and their basic human rights and turned out in huge numbers to vote for Democrats or, more precisely, to vote against Republicans, who are a threat to both. The smart thing for Republicans to do is clear enough: Stop stoking Trump's election lies and scale back the tsunami of racism, sexism and homophobia currently fueling their party.

But there's no chance that will happen, of course. Let's remember that Republicans also flirted with moderating their message after losing the 2012 election, only to go in precisely the opposite direction by nominating Donald Trump in 2016. Looking inward and engaging in self-reflection is the antithesis of everything the modern GOP stands for. So instead, the right is looking outward for someone besides themselves to blame, and they've landed on a favorite scapegoat: Single women. Worse, in blaming single women for their own political failure, conservatives are wallowing in a ludicrous conspiracy theory based on the premise that having an "F" on your driver's license renders you incapable of autonomous thought.

Yes, it's true: Republicans are big mad that single women voted for Democrats, and their explanation for this is that Democrats of brainwashing those hapless, unfortunate women who don't have husbands to make their decisions for them.

"Unmarried women in America are lost, miserable, addicted to SSRIs and alcohol, wracked with guilt from abortion, and wandering from partner to partner," wrote Joel Berry, managing editor of the popular right wing site Babylon Bee. "They are the Democrats' core base now, and the Democrats will do everything possible to manufacture more of them."

....(snip)....

While Republican politicians have generally been a bit more circumspect in their language, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri tipped his hand on a not-that-subtle endorsement of this conspiracy theory, retweeting conservative sociologist Brad Wilcox — who prominently drew attention to single women's Democratic leanings — complaining that "fewer adults are opening their hearts, lives, and minds to marriage and children." ...........(more)

https://www.salon.com/2022/11/15/why-did-women-voted-for-democrats-have-an-asinine-theory/

[phoenix_rising]

1. Nothing but consistent

You can always count on more hateful misogynistic garbage from these vile people. Gee, could that be why we don’t vote for them? 🤔

[Irish_Dem]

2. The GOP is going to double down now on demonizing women.

[phoenix_rising]

3. They always do (nt)

[BlueGreenLady]

4. MAGA Incels can't handle single Democratic Wonder Women!

[Diamond_Dog]

5. This says it all right here :

“When Republicans talk about "incentivizing" marriage, what they really mean is coercion: stripping women of reproductive rights and economic equality, to create a society where women feel they have to get married to survive.“

And, in turn making women easier to control.

Nothing scares these little cowardly males more than having a woman tell them what to do. I doubt I will see a woman President in my lifetime.

[Skittles]

17. I've known women who couldn't let their husband know they voted for Dems

what kind of fucked-up marriage is THAT?

[Diamond_Dog]

18. Holy crap

[Timeflyer]

6. The hatred and contempt for women in many MAGAloons and reThugs

simmers all the time, and our fight for rights will never truly end.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Why not ask "Why did voters with uteri

vote democratic”?

[Ferrets are Cool]

8. Wow!!! This statement. It's rare that I am so totally shocked by something a repug says.

"Unmarried women in America are lost, miserable, addicted to SSRIs and alcohol, wracked with guilt from abortion, and wandering from partner to partner," wrote Joel Berry, managing editor of the popular right wing site Babylon Bee. "They are the Democrats' core base now, and the Democrats will do everything possible to manufacture more of them."

[intheflow]

10. Babylon Bee is a satire site.

This quote was meant to be ridiculous, and Salon looks stupid for taking it at face value.

[Ferrets are Cool]

11. Fooled me

[intheflow]

9. They're citing Babylon Bee as a right-wing source? It's a satire site.

Sorry, Salon, you just negated this entire piece.

From their own website:

Your Trusted Source for Christian News Satire
What is The Babylon Bee?
The Babylon Bee is the world’s best satire site, totally inerrant in all its truth claims. We write satire about Christian stuff, political stuff, and everyday life.

The Babylon Bee was created ex nihilo on the eighth day of the creation week, exactly 6,000 years ago. We have been the premier news source through every major world event, from the Tower of Babel and the Exodus to the Reformation and the War of 1812. We focus on just the facts, leaving spin and bias to other news sites like CNN and Fox News.

If you would like to complain about something on our site, take it up with God.

Unlike other satire sites, everything we post is 100% verified by Snopes.com.

Who we are
Seth Dillon - CEO @sethdillon

Dan Dillon - CTO / Lead Developer @dandillondev

Kyle Mann - Editor in Chief @The_Kyle_Mann

Joel Berry - Managing Editor @JoelWBerry

[malthaussen]

12. The more interesting question is "Why did married women vote for Republicans?" n/t

[love_katz]

13. Bingo!

That is a very puzzling question. Talk about brainwashed. Any woman who votes for R's is either brainwashed, brain dead, or abused and intimidated into giving up any autonomy. It is both incredibly sad, and maddening.

[malthaussen]

15. So they keep telling me. I guess I find that too simplistic.

"Oh, those poor women, they don't know their own minds." Isn't that rather condescending, trivializing the people for whom one is supposedly advocating? It seems strongly ideological: there is only one Truth, and those who cannot see it are somehow mentally/spiritually/emotionally deficient. That is, of course, exactly what the Other Side says about ours. I think identifying what is really going on here would be useful. It's consistent: more married women voted for Trump than any other candidate, and they are constantly "voting against their own interests," which suggests to me rather that we do not understand what they perceive their interests to be.

-- Mal

[republianmushroom]

14. They don't want to be second class citizen or controlled by anybody.

Jesus how stupid are republican

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. "What struck me about the Watters thing was it had big incel vibes

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