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In reply to the discussion: "Dear white women: Black women can't save you" [View all]CentralMass
(16,997 posts)Note: I'm just posting the article for the discussion.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/12/22/whats-wrong-with-white-women-voters-heres-the-problem-with-that-question/
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It also ignores the fact that a majority of white women have voted for the Republican presidential nominee in all but two elections since 1952."
"Among women overall, 54 percent identified as Democrats or lean Democratic and 38 percent said they were or lean Republican, according to the Pew Research Centers party identification report. Among white women, however, voter identification was split almost evenly 47 percent Republican and 46 percent Democrat. Still the percentage of white women who identify as Republicans is far lower than white men, 61 percent of whom say they are or lean Republican.
Women, just like men, tend to vote based on their party affiliation and ideology, and Dittmar said its wrong to assume these women dont know what theyre doing. For some women, free markets, smaller government and curbing abortion is pro-women. They see that as particularly helpful to women and families, so it doesnt seem to stand in contrast to voting for somebody from that party.