Votes Have Consequences

[angrychair]

Women vote more consistently, year after year and there are more women than men in the US.

How we vote, our actions, how we are perceived on issues that matter to women will have much more influence on congressional majorities than how much republican ass we kiss in red or blue states.

[guillaumeb]

1. 52% of white women voted for Trump.

Last edited Fri Oct 5, 2018, 07:21 PM - Edit history (1)

And one can hope that Trump's behavior, and the GOP's behavior, will cause a significant portion of those women to rethink their support for the GOP and Trump.

What I should have written is that 52% of white women who voted, voted for Trump.

[Hoyt]

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

backed trump.

[MrsCoffee]

3. 52% of white women voters. Not 52% of white women.

We need to get more people to vote.

[wellst0nev0ter]

5. So majority of white women did NOT vote for Hillary

still not a good look

[Awsi Dooger]

6. White females currently are 46% approve 50% disapprove of Trump

This site is great to check the trends by demographic:

https://www.civiqs.com/results/approve_president_trump?annotations=true&net=false&uncertainty=true&gender=Female&race=White

The white female bracket is clear cut because age is the deciding variable:

* White females 18-34 disapprove 62-33
* White females 35-49 disapprove 54-43
* White females 50 and older approve 52-45

Unfortunately, the older ones are far more likely to vote in November

[Kaleva]

10. Unfortunately polls don't matter as much as actual voting.

[Awsi Dooger]

13. Somehow Trump gets people to vote for him who disapprove of him

That's why it is so vital we have a charismatic nominee in 2020

[Kaleva]

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

[guillaumeb]

7. Agreed, and I will edit to add that.

[angrychair]

9. I take that often quoted statistic

With a large salt lick of salt.

Like a dirty sock: it stinks.

It gives the wrong impression, it was 52% of the white women that voted, which is a very different number than all white women in the US

[Kaleva]

11. People who don't vote aren't much better then avid Trump supporters.

In my view, they are in the same boat.

[guillaumeb]

12. I edited it at 6.21 CST.

[Awsi Dooger]

4. Female percentage of the vote always drops in midterms

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.

[ismnotwasm]

8. #Votelikeblackwomen