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Awsi Dooger

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9. We didn't win white women during the 2006 midterm
Fri Nov 10, 2017, 01:53 AM
Nov 2017

Despite picking up 31 House seats we lost white women 50-49 according to the national House exit poll

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CNN: white women: 52% to 43% Trump to Hillary progree Nov 2017 #1
I have them in my family treestar Nov 2017 #19
Yes, I'd love to know why. I just don't get it. Appart from Hillary being the most qualified lunamagica Nov 2017 #2
Because white people favor Republicans BainsBane Nov 2017 #4
I get that, but trump? It's baffling to me lunamagica Nov 2017 #6
And theyll vote for Moore too BainsBane Nov 2017 #7
Yup. And in Virginia white women went for Gillespie by 51% to 48% (and white men by 63% to 36%) progree Nov 2017 #8
But why? Why? lunamagica Nov 2017 #10
Have we forgotten Russia, FBI, NYT, the AP so soon? Hortensis Nov 2017 #18
Yes, as they voted for Romney BainsBane Nov 2017 #3
they usually vote Republican . not as high as white men but it's how the vote usually goes JI7 Nov 2017 #5
We didn't win white women during the 2006 midterm Awsi Dooger Nov 2017 #9
Except for college educated white women, who preferred Hillary. Unfortunately, pnwmom Nov 2017 #11
Who are they talking to? I don't know a single woman - white or not - who can stand Trump Rhiannon12866 Nov 2017 #12
Read "America's First White President" cyclonefence Nov 2017 #13
Worth the read! Agschmid Nov 2017 #15
Yes, the majority of white woman voters voted for Trump. Agschmid Nov 2017 #14
I bet if this were researched we would find that straight white women who vote Republican GreenEyedLefty Nov 2017 #16
Here is how it broke down for Romney in 2012 - marriage has a ton to do with it progree Nov 2017 #20
I think it's a dangerous premise dpd3672 Nov 2017 #17
Demographics are not insults BainsBane Nov 2017 #21
Who suggested that women radical noodle Nov 2017 #22
Oddly enough, you inaccurately inferred both the premise and the conclusion. LanternWaste Nov 2017 #23
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