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athena

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74. That's exactly the reason women were not allowed to vote!

Wed Nov 6, 2013, 07:26 PM

Nov 2013

The argument was that they would vote the same way as their husbands.

Perhaps you'd like to take away the right to vote from married women?

FWIW, I don't think you are correct. There are lots of counter-examples. My husband, for example, has become much more progressive since meeting me.

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White men & women are the problem. [View all] Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 OP

And you can also throw in the Christie race to see the same demographic breakdown. bullwinkle428 Nov 2013 #1

The biggest shift to Christie was among Hispanic Women, then Black Men FarCenter Nov 2013 #18

No the White men and women that vote repub are upaloopa Nov 2013 #2

My meme? Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #3

Why are you tired of the facts? kcr Nov 2013 #4

The OP is not a fact upaloopa Nov 2013 #21

If they aren't facts kcr Nov 2013 #22

because it's bullshit in the same sense that most generalizations are bullshit cali Nov 2013 #51

But it's not a generalization kcr Nov 2013 #56

oh yes it is a generalization to claim that white people are the problem cali Nov 2013 #69

Reverse racism! Reverse racism! kcr Nov 2013 #71

Older and more conserative voters are more likely to get out and vote Retrograde Nov 2013 #45

Racist and broad brush... Decaffeinated Nov 2013 #5

Do you have some explanation for caucasians who don't vote Republican? Fumesucker Nov 2013 #6

They tend to be better educated, Urban or near city Suburban and younger. nt bluestate10 Nov 2013 #17

I've always enjoyed being a statistical anomaly n/t Fumesucker Nov 2013 #20

Me too. Brigid Nov 2013 #54

Drunken's point is the majority vote Republican treestar Nov 2013 #31

I think playing the "divide us up according to color" game is not smart in the long run Fumesucker Nov 2013 #39

maybe because it would be both nicer and more true hfojvt Nov 2013 #94

Result of alert, FYI alcibiades_mystery Nov 2013 #7

I can't believe somebody alerted. HappyMe Nov 2013 #9

This is America and this is DU. I can TOTALLY believe that somone alerted on this as well as the Number23 Nov 2013 #80

One of the biggest demographics we should be trying to reach is minority men. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #8

I think I agree treestar Nov 2013 #19

Yup. HappyMe Nov 2013 #26

Why are white women not voting Dem? Mojorabbit Nov 2013 #10

Marriage, religion, false sense of security? YoungDemCA Nov 2013 #62

perhaps it is only hopemountain Nov 2013 #68

I would think white women married to white women would be democrats joeglow3 Nov 2013 #70

lol, I think that was a typo treestar Nov 2013 #73

thank you, treestar�.corrected nt hopemountain Nov 2013 #100

Pass the butter please. Initech Nov 2013 #11

When they do these studies... yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #12

Yes. But the various Ethnic groups that fall under the "Asian" banner are still bluestate10 Nov 2013 #16

The Asians voted 77% for Obama in 2012. That's a higher percentage than the Latinos, of course okaawhatever Nov 2013 #23

What the hell? RZM Nov 2013 #38

I meant the right-wing media talking points. They said it was Obamaphones and free government stuff okaawhatever Nov 2013 #43

You didn't hear about it because they were 3% of voters. jeff47 Nov 2013 #46

Kinda like DU... betting there are very few yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #63

It's no surprise that they vote overwhelmingly D LittleBlue Nov 2013 #59

Thank God for Black people. trublu992 Nov 2013 #13

Thank God for Hispanics too. Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #29

Yep they sure do and were grateful for all people of color who vote their experience. trublu992 Nov 2013 #50

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #108

Too bad it didn't help with Prop 8 ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #67

Wow. Just... wow Number23 Nov 2013 #81

Yeah, I was shocked and disappointed too. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #83

'Wow' that you're shoveling out a five year old incident in order to smear black Democrats/people Number23 Nov 2013 #84

I'm actually smearing all people, I didn't even stipulate they were Democrats ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #85

In a thread talking about white people's insistence on voting Republican even to their own detriment Number23 Nov 2013 #86

The real question is who's gonna cast the first stone? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #88

There were so many threads about black folks and Prop 8 that I am simply astonished that you appear Number23 Nov 2013 #90

I have always talked about whites voting against their best interests ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #91

Funny. I find ignoring an issue in order to change the subject and scapegoat and smear others Number23 Nov 2013 #92

That's a shitty myth. joshcryer Nov 2013 #104

That Kos diary is great. Hopefully it was (and will be) read by those who need it. Number23 Nov 2013 #114

The problem is as the nation become more diverse, it doesn't matter what most White bluestate10 Nov 2013 #14

Not buying it quinnox Nov 2013 #15

Apparently even Alan Grayson votes Republican. Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #24

He cites vote numbers BainsBane Nov 2013 #28

I guess "58% of whites and 10% of blacks are the problem" Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #32

There is a lesson here BainsBane Nov 2013 #34

How about white men and women are the solution...not the final one though. penultimate Nov 2013 #25

That's becoming more and more HappyMe Nov 2013 #37

especially Niceguy1 Nov 2013 #78

Please constrain your self-loathing Union Scribe Nov 2013 #27

single white women vote Democratic BainsBane Nov 2013 #30

that's strange hfojvt Nov 2013 #42

How is it that basic percentages are too complicated for many here? BainsBane Nov 2013 #48

I don't understand why so many get upset when it's mentioned. kcr Nov 2013 #58

is that really how one speaks statistically? hfojvt Nov 2013 #93

I'm wary of demographic division. BlueCheese Nov 2013 #33

Don't do it. JaneyVee Nov 2013 #35

SHM Mr Dixon Nov 2013 #36

It's a never-ending whitemare BeyondGeography Nov 2013 #40

The gop has made a concerted effort to label the Democratic party as the party of minorities. That okaawhatever Nov 2013 #41

100 percent vote-by-mail like we have here in Oregon would help with that. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #44

Do you have any idea how offended I am about such a blanket statement? icymist Nov 2013 #47

ugly, racist and no links cali Nov 2013 #49

LOL @ you calling me racist... Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #98

I saw the same numbers as the OP on MSNBC, I don't think its racist to point out the break in number uponit7771 Nov 2013 #105

i would be interested in the Ages of these White Voters JI7 Nov 2013 #52

White woman here. Not offended. Agree with you. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #53

When women marry, they tend to adopt the voting pattern of their husbands. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #55

Is there any proof of that? treestar Nov 2013 #72

31% of single women voted for Romney. 53% of married women voted for him. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #79

That doesn't mean they are doing it to follow their husbands treestar Nov 2013 #95

True enough. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #96

That's exactly the reason women were not allowed to vote! athena Nov 2013 #74

I find this astonishing LittleBlue Nov 2013 #57

I think you're talking to the wrong white people here. Brigid Nov 2013 #60

The white women that vote Republican tend to be older, married women YoungDemCA Nov 2013 #61

This white woman has NEVER been polled about her vote. Lizzie Poppet Nov 2013 #64

I'm just curious ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #65

Wow. Again. Number23 Nov 2013 #82

OT, but one recurring question that I have about these studies is Jamaal510 Nov 2013 #66

It could just be a correlation. athena Nov 2013 #75

SOUTHERN WHITE MEN AND WOMAN are the problem SpartanDem Nov 2013 #76

You will have to add most of the West to your region bashing. former9thward Nov 2013 #87

Umm polls tells a different story SpartanDem Nov 2013 #112

Umm your own graph tells it all. former9thward Nov 2013 #113

Yes it does SpartanDem Nov 2013 #115

humans are the problem NoOneMan Nov 2013 #77

Consider state after state CobaltBlue Nov 2013 #89

Yeah, Obama carried the white vote in WA and OR handily cemaphonic Nov 2013 #103

Really good point, it's a southern thing then... uponit7771 Nov 2013 #106

Maryland CobaltBlue Nov 2013 #110

LOL, being white must really eat at you then Corruption Inc Nov 2013 #97

I did a little research, way beyond you I suspect and, it was actually the (R)s fault Corruption Inc Nov 2013 #99

I don't allow racists on my screen. Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #101

See ya! Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #102

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Married white women HockeyMom Nov 2013 #109

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