Did the majority of women set aside female rights (reproductive and otherwise) because of a well crafted media and public relations campaign? It doesn't add up.

When people decide about the quality of a person they don't want to give up the belief.

You're more likely to get an assumption in response.

But I think it's worth discussing now, because the media is going to keep pushing Christie as a "moderate" and "centrist" all the way to the next election.

it also caused collective amnesia.

blindly followed

I am extremely mad at the national Democratic Party for not actively supporting the Democrat in the NJ governor race

In fact I got a call for Senate Democratic funding asking for money, and I expressed my displeasure with the national party not supporting the candidate in NJ

IMO.

Sandy relief.


I have been trying to grasp his re-election all day.

He bungled Sandy Aid, hired his pals to make him a campaign commercial with relief money, attacked teachers, busted unions, etc. What did he do to deserve re-election?

women of both parties will of course vote for Hillary since she is a woman.
I do not think that is a realistic meme, and it should not be counted on.

and a majority of white women.

Are there that many stupid repub women in VA?

no answer.

"Christie won 57% of the female vote. Christie is also anti-abortion and cut funding for Planned Parenthood. How did this happen?"

...conclusions when mostly Republicans voted.

The sellouts and media hype helped to depress Democratic turnout. Christie didn't get that many more votes than he did in 2009, but Buono got about 300,000 fewer than Corzine. Look at the numbers.

Christie is an incumbent who was highly visible during a time of regional disaster.

His politics came a distant second to the image he projected during and immediately after Sandy.

Sid

and acted in a civil manner!

there are people who are democrats but they don't follow things very closely . they see he is not a teabagger and therefore he must be different than others .

i would actually like a poll done to ask people where they think Christie stands on various issues as i think many would be wrong.

it's the same reason Arnold won in California with many who usually vote Dem voting for him.

and I think you're exactly right. When McCain was running against Bush I remember a friend thought he was pro-choice.

And now MSNBC is doing an antiiChristie show - a little late!

???????????? I cannot understand???????

an absolute, Rick Santorum or Ted Cruz extremist kook - That all adds up to some real appeal

Plus the establishment sensible center were supporting him while the Democratic Party establishment abandoned his Democratic opponent.

most pro-choice folk don't understand the pro-life position.

According to the professor of one of my women's studies classes, support for legal abortion has been declining amongst young people. In my opinion, we on the pro-choice side need to do a better job arguing the importance of legal abortion, which includes addressing their actual position, as opposed to a position we invented.

No, I don't think so. What are they thinking?

Women overall by 9.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/11/06/republicans-dont-have-a-women-problem-they-have-a-single-women-problem/?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost

So what is it, Jerseyans? Christie's *leadership* during and after Sandy?