2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPoll: 45% of married women are for HRC. Guess how many of their spouses KNOW
their wives are voting for HRC?
Only 33% of married men say their wives are voting for Hillary, compared to 45% of married women who say they are.
(And married men are also playing close to the vest, though not as secretive as their wives.)
http://theweek.com/speedreads/654283/probably-dont-know-who-wife-voting
Either married couples aren't talking politics this election season or they're in total disbelief their spouse could possibly be voting for that candidate. A YouGov/Economist poll out Monday revealed a considerable discrepancy between whom married registered voters think their spouse is voting for, and whom those married men and women are actually voting for.
While 45 percent of married women said they were voting for Hillary Clinton, only 33 percent of married men responded that their wives would be casting their ballot for the Democratic nominee. Women were a bit more accurate when it came to guessing their spouse's preference, but there was still a gap: While 49 percent of married men said they'd be casting their ballot for Donald Trump, only 41 percent of married women said their spouse was supporting the GOP candidate.
Jade Fox
(10,030 posts)is being grossly underestimated by everyone.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Jade Fox
(10,030 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)And even fewer mentioned this shit was directed at women who could lose their livelihood due to that prick.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)BlueProgressive
(229 posts)and secret ballots to help with continued domestic bliss.
pnwmom
(108,979 posts)and LGBTQ Americans.
Trump will not vote with only a majority of white men.
Maeve
(42,282 posts)When the election was over, she was surprised to find out...he voted Obama, too!
pnwmom
(108,979 posts)democrattotheend
(11,605 posts)I can't imagine being with someone I couldn't be open about my politics with. My boyfriend and his whole family are conservatives but they know I'm a Democrat voting for Hillary. I don't think it would work if I had to hide, because my politics are a big part of who I am.
Maeve
(42,282 posts)She and her sister both voted Obama after seeing him on Oprah (I kid you not!) My aunt already was more liberal and that probably has an influence as well, but the surprise was my step-dad. No telling what he would think of this election were he still here.
DFW
(54,397 posts)My daughters and I are US citizens. My wife is a German citizen (my daughters are, too, but they vote in the USA).
panader0
(25,816 posts)Why any woman, or any POC for that matter, would vote for Trump is beyond my imagination.