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Lazy journalism using grossly oversimplified gender stats Fiendish Thingy Nov 15 #1
I took a Rutgers-Eagleton class on Woman & Politics and a solid 45% of women voted paternalistic since 1974. TheBlackAdder Nov 15 #12
Thank you for this response. It goes to what I'm getting at. How do we change this pattern? PeaceWave Nov 15 #14
It seems to be an immovable object. TheBlackAdder Nov 15 #17
And yet the data for subgroups of women shows otherwise Fiendish Thingy Nov 15 #34
45% is STILL a minority.. whathehell Nov 16 #89
Yes, but one that is offset by the larger gender bias men have towards women. TheBlackAdder Nov 16 #91
I read somewhere that Trump grabbed 55% of the male vote. taxi Nov 15 #2
Yes ... barely. AlanAdam Nov 16 #48
There is also the weird perception mr715 Nov 15 #3
Are we all on gender teams now? Ilikepurple Nov 15 #4
Really a lot of sexism in that article. travelingthrulife Nov 16 #65
The content of the op is simply the op's opinion, not the BBC writers'. spooky3 Sunday #116
Yes, how dare people blame men for Trump winning Wiz Imp Nov 15 #5
It's misogynistic to point out that fewer women voted for Kamala than men for Trump? PeaceWave Nov 15 #6
Are you serious? Wiz Imp Nov 15 #18
If by "this person" you are referring to me, I am not "twisting myself in knots" to do anything other than... PeaceWave Nov 15 #19
Why are you blaming women rather than focusing on this FACT? spooky3 Nov 15 #29
Okay, I'll bite. UniqueUserName Nov 16 #60
"they valued White privilege over women's issues" GreenEyedLefty Sunday #110
What? That statement is incorrect. yardwork Nov 16 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author Ponietz Nov 16 #54
Been a lot of that blaming shit going on lately... Wounded Bear Nov 15 #7
And yet, somehow, the candidate or the campaign team or the party elites and all of their decisions Seeking Serenity Nov 15 #8
I guess we don't want to win back any voters we lost to Trump SunImp Nov 15 #13
Come up with some meaningful strategies to do that and I'm right there with you... Wounded Bear Nov 15 #15
No, I'm saying the same thing SunImp Nov 15 #16
Run a middle-aged white straight protestant man Scrivener7 Nov 16 #82
Sadly, that's what we'll have to do. Thankfully, there are a few of them out there... Wounded Bear Nov 16 #92
Doesn't have to be white or Protestant GreenEyedLefty Sunday #111
I disagree. What we are seeing is contagious. Scrivener7 Sunday #112
I agree with this but my point was GreenEyedLefty Sunday #113
Definitely. Breaks my damn heart. Scrivener7 Sunday #114
I'd guess we do want to win back those voters.. whathehell Nov 16 #93
Yeah, but this is among the most moronic. Scrivener7 Nov 16 #80
Sickening and outdated stereotypes Walleye Nov 16 #90
If tRump is who men identify with...... ProudMNDemocrat Nov 15 #9
Again, 45% of women identified with Trump. My question is why? PeaceWave Nov 15 #10
Lack of self esteem perhaps? ProudMNDemocrat Nov 15 #11
misogyny is actually pretty prevalent with women Takket Nov 15 #21
Like all oppressed groups, women tend to internalize whathehell Nov 16 #55
Same as many of the factors associated with men's voting for him spooky3 Nov 15 #31
Their preachers told them to... Hope22 Nov 16 #51
very easy answer recovering_democrat Nov 16 #86
Oblivious to face-eating leopards perhaps? Zambero Nov 16 #87
Yes. I'm blaming men. Quiet Em Nov 15 #20
Because those guys are a holes. We get that. But, it's akin to... PeaceWave Nov 15 #22
Trump supporters and his campaign made it very clear that this was a movement against women Quiet Em Nov 15 #23
And, it doesn't deeply concern you that 45% of women STILL voted for Trump? PeaceWave Nov 15 #24
Of course I am. Quiet Em Nov 15 #25
Without discounting the existence of mental abuse that absolutely does exist... PeaceWave Nov 15 #28
No. It's not a reach. Quiet Em Nov 15 #30
An additional 2% of all the Men in every racial whathehell Monday #121
I don't get how "out of fear" works, they can vote for whoever & tell hubby the voted for the orangutang, right? EX500rider Nov 16 #66
Never mind wryter2000 Nov 15 #26
Women shop at grocery stores more than men at140 Nov 15 #27
Every woman in my extended family is the primary shopper. All voted for Kamala. PeaceWave Nov 15 #33
Your extended family is not representative of all women at140 Nov 16 #35
My Mom is an immigrant from Guatemala. Feel free to tell me more about my family. PeaceWave Nov 16 #36
Who said all Guatemalans are poor? at140 Nov 16 #75
Mass deportations and insane tariffs have a zero percent chance of not increasing food prices TheKentuckian Nov 16 #69
Where did you read I was offering tariffs as a solution? at140 Nov 16 #78
That was the alternative so I don't see any room for excuses. TheKentuckian Nov 16 #84
As we're hauled off to the gulag we'll be seen screaming at each other, "It's your fault!!!" jalan48 Nov 15 #32
One thing I know for sure Meowmee Nov 16 #39
I don't care for the blame games either Quiet Em Nov 16 #41
What's hard to understand? DiamondShark Nov 16 #37
" Instead, they describe never ending competition over every little personal detail and a tendency Quiet Em Nov 16 #38
This is what has been related to me by women both in their personal lives and in their corporate jobs. PeaceWave Nov 16 #44
Seriously? Quiet Em Nov 16 #47
Are you suggesting that female rivalry in the workplace isn't a thing? Or just ignoring it. PeaceWave Nov 16 #50
You need to make better female friends. yardwork Nov 16 #67
I'm straight, and I have found the same. Scrivener7 Nov 16 #83
I know! It's almost unbelievable. yardwork Nov 16 #88
It's a quote. DiamondShark Nov 16 #57
this is such bullshit. nt GenThePerservering Nov 16 #63
It's a quote from OP. DiamondShark Nov 16 #73
Have you ever heard of Internalized Misandry'? whathehell Nov 16 #76
I quoted OP and asked a question. DiamondShark Sunday #108
I replied to your question whathehell Sunday #109
It was sarcasm. I was +1 K&R PeaceWave's OP DiamondShark Sunday #115
Sure, whatever.. whathehell Sunday #119
Not my fault, your sarcasm detector is broken. DiamondShark Monday #123
There's a lot of blame to go around. BannonsLiver Nov 16 #40
It's mostly White xtian voters who are a larger group than others JI7 Nov 16 #42
At the end of the day, the question is this... PeaceWave Nov 16 #43
The last Democrat to win a majority of the white vote (men and women)? Dem4life1970 Nov 16 #45
Why are you bringing up race? This thread is addressing gender voting issues. PeaceWave Nov 16 #46
Numbers within the numbers..... marmar Nov 16 #64
Just being real, as I said. Dem4life1970 Nov 16 #105
45% of WHITE women with little or no college education tenderfoot Nov 16 #49
Compared to 69% of White MEN with little to no whathehell Nov 16 #59
He certainly got the poorly educated WHITE vote tenderfoot Nov 16 #71
It would seem so, although he did, whathehell Nov 16 #74
Many American Women Love Трамп MrWowWow Nov 16 #52
More American Men than Women love Trump.. whathehell Nov 16 #58
92% of black women voted for Harris. ismnotwasm Nov 16 #53
75% of black men voted for Harris bigtree Nov 16 #68
Yup ismnotwasm Nov 16 #70
The most vocal trump supporters I've met have been women. nt RandiFan1290 Nov 16 #56
Because more men than women voted Trump Ndp5 Nov 16 #61
Okay, we get it....you want the Democratic party Bettie Nov 16 #72
white women, to be precise. And white men. CousinIT Nov 16 #77
Oh, FFS. Scrivener7 Nov 16 #79
Hate and social media and ignorance trumps. So many people voting for Trump LizBeth Nov 16 #81
They are not finished counting ballots Farmer-Rick Nov 16 #85
Math that up. AkFemDem Nov 16 #94
Also- I love my women friends AkFemDem Nov 16 #95
Can you believe this shit? Next they'll be saying we're upset because our wombs are moving around. Scrivener7 Nov 16 #97
Maybe the reasons women vote for Trump and the reasons men do are not the same. milestogo Nov 16 #96
Sorry, but this guy is explicitly blaming women for Trump's win Wiz Imp Nov 16 #98
Wrong. I'm asking folks to be accountable, rather than simply blame one demographic group. PeaceWave Nov 16 #100
Your quote is a rimshot. Sorry. nt GenThePerservering Nov 16 #102
I blame all the blociheads who didn't vote against Trump. Ping Tung Nov 16 #99
Anybody notice that there are a lot threads lately masquerading as "election analysis," but which are just Scrivener7 Nov 16 #101
Yes, the BBC thing confused me. I think it was to find the stats? Ilikepurple Nov 16 #106
Yes hmmm Meowmee Monday #125
I blame everyone who didn't vote or voted for the Orange Abomination. LoisB Nov 16 #103
Last time I took math, back in the last millenium, 55 was more than 45. niyad Nov 16 #104
lol Meowmee Monday #122
" Instead, they describe never ending competition over every little personal detail and a tendency to tear each other do BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 16 #107
As compared to Biden, Harris lost more men, more minorities, younger voters, and low-income voters Ms. Toad Sunday #117
How can you be content that "women held steady" when the opponent was a rapist? PeaceWave Sunday #118
I didn't say I was content. I was responding to your assertion that women, not men, are to blame. Ms. Toad Monday #124
Read my post again. Nowhere did I say that "women, not men, are to blame." PeaceWave Monday #126
What I see is a man trying to shift blame away from himself and onto women Ms. Toad Monday #128
We're at an impasse. You're willing to accept the status quo where "women hold steady." I am not. PeaceWave Monday #129
You are the one who chose the group. Ms. Toad Monday #130
Too much focus on abortion. confoosed Sunday #120
Women can be DemonGoddess Monday #127
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