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GOP, Democratic Girl Power: Get Out The Female Vote
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyYou, caveman. Me, woman. Grab my pony tail and drag me to the voting booth. On Monday, my Politics Daily colleague, Matt Lewis, wrote about a recent survey that suggested a gender gap is largely responsible for the predicted Republican "wave" in this year's elections. Republican men are more enthusiastic about voting than women of either party, he reported. That's because women, according to a New York Times article, haven't struggled with job losses, especially in construction and manufacturing, as much as men during the recession. Women, the story noted, have more jobs in education and ...
Does Oprah Help Obama Close a Gender Gap?
By Dave - Politics DailyOr is this just wishful thinking: Obama made the disclosure while working a crowd at Central High School here, after delivering an education policy speech. A man, Ralph Hoagland, asked Obama-who was mingling and shaking hands-- if Oprah was going to stump for Obama in New Hampshire. "First she's coming to Iowa," Obama told Hoagland, who in 1963 was a co-founder of what is now the giant CVS pharmacy chain. "But we'll talk about it. We'll get her up here." ...The Obama campaign has long hoped Winfrey, who hosted a massive fund-raiser for Obama would be willing to go on the stump for him. ...
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