She couldn't even win Texas women. Originally Posted by WhirlawayCorrection-- she couldn't win WHITE Texas women. For whatever reason.. when the stats were released, white women were given their own demographic, but women of any other race were not.. so the stats looked like this:
Correction-- she couldn't win WHITE Texas women. For whatever reason.. when the stats were released, white women were given their own demographic, but women of any other race were not.. so the stats looked like this:White Texas women tend to be white christian women which tend to vote the way their church and their husbands influence them to vote. Yes, yes, I know that this doesn't apply to all Texas white women but it's my view that it applies to too many. I'd love to be wrong, but I don't think I am.
White Women-- 47%.. she won 47% of the white female vote.
Latinos-- Men and women combined-- she won 57% of the vote. Note that both genders are included
African American-- Men and women combined-- she won 93% of the vote. Yet again, both genders combined.
Abbott did not carry women voters in Texas. He carried white women. They didn't bother to include women separately in any other race... because it wouldn't make the numbers look as pretty as they'd like. Originally Posted by GracePreston
White Texas women tend to be white christian women which tend to vote the way their church and their husbands influence them to vote. Yes, yes, I know that this doesn't apply to all Texas white women but it's my view that it applies to too many. I'd love to be wrong, but I don't think I am. Originally Posted by Lust4xxxLifeMarried women, nationally, voted Republican. Is this more of that war on women shit? It is demeaning to women. I have two married daughters and they probably have more influence over their husbands than the other way around. I raised strong women and they can do their own thinking. Married women have more responsibilities. Most pay the bills. Middle class incomes have gone down, they see the rising cost of groceries and the cost of healthcare. People that bought into the Hope and Change crap see the reality. They ask themselves, are you better off today than six years ago?
I don't think that NO Democrat can win... but a female divorcee who admitted to have a "GASP" abortion has no chance. She had WAY too much against her to stand a chance. A femme in Texas has got to be ballsy as hell and morally clean as a whistle to stand a chance. Originally Posted by GracePrestonAnn Richards.
Married women, nationally, voted Republican. Is this more of that war on women shit? It is demeaning to women. I have two married daughters and they probably have more influence over their husbands than the other way around. I raised strong women and they can do their own thinking. Married women have more responsibilities. Most pay the bills. Middle class incomes have gone down, they see the rising cost of groceries and the cost of healthcare. People that bought into the Hope and Change crap see the reality. They ask themselves, are you better off today than six years ago? Originally Posted by OldLRRPThere is no question that they are better off than six years ago if you measure it by real estate values, 401k values, number of job opportunities, Gas prices, and/or access to health care. No question.
There is no question that they are better off than six years ago if you measure it by real estate values, 401k values, number of job opportunities, Gas prices, and/or access to health care. No question.Texas never really felt the 2008 recession because we are a red state.
I notice you didn't mention anything about church. Are they church goers? Originally Posted by Lust4xxxLife
Largely untrue. More are covered now. You may be conflating persons covered versus percent. Yes, the percent was marginally higher in 2008, but the number covered now is higher. Second, current statistics don't cover the surge for the final sign up late last year for the ACA. Plus, the measuring criteria have changed.
We actually have fewer people with healthcare than before ObamaCare. Most people get their healthcare through employers. Originally Posted by OldLRRP
Largely untrue. More are covered now. You may be conflating persons covered versus percent. Yes, the percent was marginally higher in 2008, but the number covered now is higher. Second, current statistics don't cover the surge for the final sign up late last year for the ACA. Plus, the measuring criteria have changed.http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapoth...overage-gains/
See: http://www.gallup.com/poll/168248/un...west-2008.aspx
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...out-obamacare/ Originally Posted by TexTushHog