GOP poll: women see Republicans as ‘intolerant, ‘stuck in the past’
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/gop-poll-women-see-republicans-intolerant-stuck-the-past
In the 2012 elections, you didn’t need to be a polling expert to realize Republicans struggled with women voters. After the “war on women” became a commonly recognized phrase, driven entirely by the GOP’s actual policy agenda, Democratic candidates thrived thanks in large part to a growing gender gap....
Reading the report, it’s clear that neither party in Washington is especially popular right now, but the Politico report added, “Female voters who care about the top four issues – the economy, health care, education and jobs – vote overwhelmingly for Democrats. Most striking, Democrats hold a 35-point advantage with female voters who care about jobs and a 26 percent advantage when asked which party is willing to compromise.”...
Emma Margolin talked to Democratic strategist Maria Cardona yesterday, who said of Republicans, “They seem to understand the problem, at least on a national level. But they seem to think this problem is simply one of tone and messaging…. It goes way beyond. It’s a problem of policy.”
It’s the one thing that amazes me most about all the coaching sessions Republican leaders hold for their members, training them on how best to talk to and about women: they seem convinced that rhetoric trumps policy.
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