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Awsi Dooger

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4. Female percentage of the vote always drops in midterms

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 07:06 PM

Oct 2018

From typically 53% in presidential years to 51-51.5% in midterms

That is one basic reason we don't do as well in midterms. Young single women, in particular, tend to stay home.

Obviously we need the opposite trend this year, but the long term trends normally hold. I won't believe women as 53% this year until it happens.

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Votes Have Consequences [View all] angrychair Oct 2018 OP

52% of white women voted for Trump. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #1

Exactly, and Kavanaugh was predictable. Of course, even a greater percentage of white men Hoyt Oct 2018 #2

52% of white women voters. Not 52% of white women. MrsCoffee Oct 2018 #3

So majority of white women did NOT vote for Hillary wellst0nev0ter Oct 2018 #5

White females currently are 46% approve 50% disapprove of Trump Awsi Dooger Oct 2018 #6

Unfortunately polls don't matter as much as actual voting. Kaleva Oct 2018 #10

Somehow Trump gets people to vote for him who disapprove of him Awsi Dooger Oct 2018 #13

I know some people who voted for Trump solely because they didn't like Hillary. Kaleva Oct 2018 #14

Agreed, and I will edit to add that. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #7

I take that often quoted statistic angrychair Oct 2018 #9

People who don't vote aren't much better then avid Trump supporters. Kaleva Oct 2018 #11

I edited it at 6.21 CST. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #12

Female percentage of the vote always drops in midterms Awsi Dooger Oct 2018 #4

#Votelikeblackwomen ismnotwasm Oct 2018 #8