Weakening the Democratic Base, Part 10: The Female Vote

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  May 20th at 07:23 AM  | 

    Looking back on the female vote for President since 1980, in only two years- 1984 (56%) and 1988 (50%)- did Republicans capture at least 50% of the vote.  Reagan’s high of 56% is particularly striking since in 1984 he ran against Mondale who had a female as his Vice Presidential pick.  As that episode proved, and as the inclusion of Palin in 2008 proved, putting | Read More »