War on Women Reexamined

For John, BLUF:  It takes more than one brick to build a building, but some bricks are bigger than others.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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At the Blog Ace of Spades is a short discussion of the "war on women" meme.  The question asked is "Did The "War on Women" Campaign Actually Kinda Work?"  The answer is yes, but in a narrow, focused sort of way.

In 2012 single women in Colorado went for President Obama 61/36.  This year they went for Incumbent Senator Mark Udall 66/30.  And, apparently, they were a larger segment of the total voting public.  On the other hand, Senator Udall did lose to his Republican opponent, Rep Cory Gardner.

This is something to pay attention to.  As Ace says,

It could be that their message merely needs tweaking -- perhaps they just have to be less overtly, obnoxiously single-issue/single-constituency in the future.  Or perhaps they just need to dog whistle these appeals to Single Ladies, rather than being so crudely, stupidly explicit about them.

Maybe, for the dog whistle the Democrats could go with "Republicans want abortion laws like they have in Europe, and leave it at that.  Let Wikipedia do the rest.

Hat tip to Maggie's Farm.

Regards  —  Cliff