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2016 Postmortem

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts) Fri Feb 26, 2016, 11:40 AM Feb 2016

Why is Bernie struggling to attract women? [View all]

The latest Quinnipiac poll shows him trailing among women.....69% 24% in Florida.

That is massive.

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/florida/release-detail?ReleaseID=2328

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Why is Bernie struggling to attract women? [View all] Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 OP

Because strong, intelligent women JanetLovesObama Feb 2016 #1

Ironic... WillyT Feb 2016 #2

lol Go Vols Feb 2016 #29

Hey Go Vols-I sure miss Carl P redstateblues Feb 2016 #37

Seems like a lifetime ago Go Vols Feb 2016 #40

That fits my wife KPN Feb 2016 #8

Or they sexist...and are only supporting Clinton because she is a womam datguy_6 Feb 2016 #19

Alert results Bryce Butler Feb 2016 #47

Really? The vast majority of women on DU support Bernie. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #23

I guess just about all the strong, intelligent women I know are faking those qualities. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #44

Because many women, not all, really want to see a woman president. EndElectoral Feb 2016 #3

Because women can't decide on there own....right all american girl Feb 2016 #10

No, because they are sexist datguy_6 Feb 2016 #20

No, I'm not over looking anything....I'm in form.... much to your chargin all american girl Feb 2016 #21

So what would tip the balance one way or the other? datguy_6 Feb 2016 #22

I love both, but I have decided, for me, in the primary why I like her better. all american girl Feb 2016 #32

Zipping my lips and biting my tongue! (Ouch!) NurseJackie Feb 2016 #4

LOL Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #26

Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #5

WTF?????!!!!! nt. Nonhlanhla Feb 2016 #14

I know! It's VERY DISTURBING. NurseJackie Feb 2016 #33

OK, so I went and read the whole essay Nonhlanhla Feb 2016 #42

No wonder why Camille Paglia loves him so. bettyellen Feb 2016 #17

Oh please, it was an essay on gender stereotypes. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #24

Jury results: ebayfool Feb 2016 #36

Good jury! beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #39

Why don't you post the whole thing instead of perpetuating a dishonest meme? phleshdef Feb 2016 #25

The entire essay with discussion can be found here... yawnmaster Feb 2016 #41

His hair? n/t PonyUp Feb 2016 #6

He doesn't appear to be struggling. Orsino Feb 2016 #7

Funny, I am a woman, live in Florida, and I will be voting for Bernie, and so will my sister djean111 Feb 2016 #9

You are part of the 24% then. bt Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 #13

My wife and my grandmother are both supporting him here in Ohio. phleshdef Feb 2016 #27

All the women I know are voting for Bernie. myrna minx Feb 2016 #11

Sure.....but "the women I know" doesn't constitute a scientific poll. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 #12

There are no facts, only interpretations. Friedrich Nietzsche Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #16

Everybody I knew at the time voted for McGovern redstateblues Feb 2016 #46

I guess that depends on the women in question. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #15

First of all, referring to "women" as some sort of homogeneous group is insulting and/or naive RonnyK Feb 2016 #18

I will hold my tongue still_one Feb 2016 #28

He's not. grntuscarora Feb 2016 #30

But "the women you know" do? BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #31

He's. not. struggling. with. the. women. I. know. grntuscarora Feb 2016 #34

LOL - you certainly implied BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #35

Florida does not constitute a national trend either. grntuscarora Feb 2016 #38

they're afraid of Madeleine Albright's curse Enrique Feb 2016 #43

Bernie does great with young women, but Florida voters tend to skew old jfern Feb 2016 #45