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| Bush, Kerry Neglecting Female Vote: Experts Warn | |
| 2004-08-26 | |
| EFL: I was entertained by the choice of experts, and the assumption that women are tuning out of this political season because women's issues aren't being discussed. Maybe women are unaffected by the economy and terrorism. Women may be the determining factor in the November election yet neither President Bush nor Democratic nominee John Kerry has adequately reached out to this important voter base, according to experts studying voter patterns and polls. "If President Bush or Senator Kerry wants to move more undecided women voters and bond more deeply with them, they have to start paying a little more attention to the issues that matter in these women's daily lives," said Meredith Wagner, executive vice president of public affairs at Lifetime Television. According to Wagner, the prevention of violence against women and the promotion of equal pay and women's health are the issues likely to impact the female vote in the presidential election. "They're not hearing from the candidates about these issues and they're not hearing the media talk about the candidates' positions on these issues, which is a little troubling," said Wagner. -snip- the next "expert" has an equally firm grasp of the blindingly obvious.
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| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #11 you go, girl! |
| Posted by: B 2004-08-26 6:58:18 PM |
| #10 equal pay and women’s health are the issues likely to impact the female vote in the presidential election. "They’re not hearing from the candidates about these issues and they’re not hearing the media talk about the candidates’ positions on these issues, which is a little troubling," said Wagner. I'm sure it is, to someone who gets her paycheck as a professional feminist .... To those of us who just live as strong, soft, independent, married women and mothers it's not troubling at all. Heh. Oh yeah, I left out 'armed'. Strong, soft, independent, married and armed women .... |
| Posted by: too true 2004-08-26 6:53:28 PM |
| #9 I think the President is trying to reduce the violence against women by terrorists. So, he should get the women's vote. |
| Posted by: jackal 2004-08-26 2:28:57 PM |
| #8 Chris-Here's your sauteed |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-08-26 12:29:49 PM |
| #7 Shut up and cook my dinner. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-08-26 12:15:50 PM |
| #6 From the same website as linked above Kerry Campaign Actively Seeking Women's Vote (CNSNews.com) - The Kerry-Edwards campaign announced it is launching a "Women for Kerry-Edwards" campaign on Thursday. According to the campaign's website, "Thousands of women will be participating in rallies, voter registration drives, meet-ups and round table discussions will be taking place in all 50 states. As part of that effort, Elizabeth Edwards, wife of vice presidential candidate John Edwards, plans hold a "just ask a woman" meeting at a Boynton Beach retirement community, after which she'll host a roundtable in Orlando with women who are small business owners. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-08-26 12:03:36 PM |
| #5 According to Wagner, the prevention of violence against women and the promotion of equal pay and women’s health are the issues likely to impact the female vote in the presidential election. Note to females that fall into this category: None of those "issues" will mean a damned thing if terrorists succeed in killing you. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-26 11:40:12 AM |
| #4 Article: According to Wagner, the prevention of violence against women and the promotion of equal pay and women’s health are the issues likely to impact the female vote in the presidential election. What does the Federal government have to do with these issues? There are already state and local laws against assault and battery, and health insurance is available to people who are prudent enough to buy it. She's obviously trying to get the Federal government to pass additional punitive laws that are already covered by state and local jurisdiction, and get the government to socialize health insurance. Sounds like these Manhattan liberals want to use the Federal government to bypass local legislatures the way they have for decades. Everything's a national question to these socialists. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-08-26 10:15:37 AM |
| #3 Mrs. Doc is disinterested in the extreme regarding the upcoming election and all the campaign nonsense. Now, having said that, I asked her the other day how she will choose which candidate to vote for in November. She told me she has decided she could leave our grade school kids with George and Laura for the afternoon and not have to worry about them. She added she would not trust John and Therrrrraaasa to watch the dog. Safety is a huge issue with Mothers. |
| Posted by: Doc8404 2004-08-26 9:16:14 AM |
| #2 Recruit BJ Clinton into the campaign. He will bite his lip, look at them with his sad puppy dog eyes and nurture them in the way he has become famous for. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-08-26 9:12:40 AM |
| #1 Hmmm....just a guess, but a lot of women [not to be confused with NOW] were clutching their children tightly the evening of 11 September 2001. With the images imprinted on their memory, the survival of their offsprings and their way of life became a very central issue, an issue the 'establishment' still wants the women along with the rest of us to forget if not ignor. |
| Posted by: Don 2004-08-26 9:00:37 AM |