2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The first woman EVER was running, and Trump got 42% of the female vote; abortion issue to blame? [View all]zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)I don't think that the data supports a position that the abortion issue is the deciding factor in women supporting, or not, a candidate, much less finding a female candidate preferable. My perception, heavily influenced in my spouses work with domestic violence victims, is that women tend to make political choices heavily influenced by spouses. Not all women by any stretch, probably on the order of 20-30%. But I often find that women of a certain class/condition tend to be the "diplomats" in relationships and they tend towards a "get along to go along" strategy. The extreme example are the women that are drawn towards these close, polygamist societies, but also the Christian women that accept a male/husband dominated authority within the relationship. Again, a minority by far, but they exist none the less. Mix in another 10% or so that truly are some sort of social/economic conservatives and you're well on your way to 42%. That glass ceiling is in part because of an unconscious bias of women.