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November 1, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/01/us/democrats-count-on-edge-with-women-to-limit-election-losses.html
NYT: Democrats Count on Edge With Women to Limit Election Losses
WASHINGTON Democrats are nervously counting on an enduring edge among female voters in most states to prevent a Republican rout in Tuesdays elections. Yet so great is the uncertainty that even before the returns are in, some are second-guessing the partys strategy of focusing more on issues like abortion and birth control than on jobs and the economy.
The danger for Democratic candidates is that their advantage among women could be so reduced by dissatisfaction with President Obama and the countrys course that it is not enough to offset Republicans usual edge among the smaller population of male voters. Should that happen, a party pollster, Geoff Garin, acknowledged, Theyll lose.
But he and other Democratic strategists professed optimism, however tempered, for the partys imperiled Senate majority, among other things. Mr. Garin pointed to surveys of states with the most competitive Senate contests showing that on average Democratic candidates lead among women by about 12 points, while men favor the Republican by an average of nine points. Since women account for more than half the electorate, Democrats theoretically can withstand some erosion of support.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/01/us/democrats-count-on-edge-with-women-to-limit-election-losses.html
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