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When Republicans regained control of the House in 2010, they were propelled by a big swing toward the party among women. Now, signs are emerging Republicans could be handicapped in 2018 by women shifting away from the GOP.
In particular, women with a four-year college degree have moved toward favoring Democratic control of Congress, recent polling shows, helping to account for a substantial Democratic lead in multiple surveys on the question of which party Americans want to see leading Congress after the midterm elections.
The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows Democrats with a 20-point edge among women on control of Congress. That lead is larger than the 12-point Democratic edge among women during the last midterms, in 2014.
The Democratic advantage is even bigger among women with college degrees. These women would rather see Democrats than Republicans lead Congress by 32 percentage points, 62% to 30%, far larger than the partys edge among these women in the past two midterm years, the latest Journal/NBC News survey found.
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The dynamic is different in rural areas, where support for the president tends to be strong. Debra Brydon, a community health nurse in rural Pennsylvania with a bachelors degree, said that the past year had solidified her support for Republicans.
The motivating factor for me is that the Democrats wont work with the president, she said. My son is a coal miner. Hes now worked a full year with no layoffs. Thats directly related to Trump.
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Mary Strausbaugh, a retiree with a bachelors degree who lives in suburban Harrisburg, Pa., said she plans to vote Democratic in 2018, even though she has long considered herself to be a Republican. She said she had grown uncomfortable with the GOPs position on immigration, among other issues.
Ms. Strausbaugh said her daughter, a recent college graduate who lives with her because of student loan debt, had suddenly become politically engaged this year, with a strong lean toward Democratic candidates and causes. Shes writing congresspeople. It began with the Womens March in January, and now its the me too movement, she said. Shell be active all next year.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-educated-women-are-moving-away-from-gop-1514293200
cbreezen
(694 posts)I'm tired of this "college educated" women meme.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)cbreezen
(694 posts)High school graduates who took their skills and made something of themselves should not be frowned upon by the staticisions.
question everything
(47,534 posts)it is nice to see any movement in our direction.
I think it was a puzzle that so many supposedly educated women - non Evangelical -supporting this grabbing man.
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)and one of the groups is women subdivided into college educated women. It is not an insult or a snub.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,431 posts)"College educated" is, and when looking at demographic data, it's much more useful.
JI7
(89,264 posts)this is specifically about white women.
educated white women are more likely to vote democratic than non educated white women.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)My sister thinks that this year's Women's March Jan. 20th will be even bigger than last year's. Here is a link.
https://qz.com/1139150/womens-march-2018-when-and-where-it-starts-in-new-york-los-angeles-chicago-philadelphia-san-francisco-and-more/
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)I sell pussyhats, and I didn't expect to sell too many leading up to this Women's March as many already have them.
I've sold seven since Friday (just shipped out 5). 5 were to one customer in Texas who is recruiting friends and family to march with her.
ProfessorGAC
(65,168 posts)He's worked a full year, and it's because of the fake POTUS, but the term is only 10 months long, so far. So, if her son has worked a whole year straight, what did Trump have to do with it?
Dumber than dirt.