came across this post discussing how kerry lost heavily among white working class women in the 04 election. (no, i can't get over it! our lives are ruined because of shrub! ruined, i say!)
i remember reading articles about the decline in women's support but the numbers weren't too specific about which women were soft on kerry. i always assumed it was lazy ass yuppies. guess i was wrong. it was our blue collar counterparts. shifting our gaze from the election to the here and now, i wonder what women can do to bring these women back. these women have the most to lose with bush policies. working class women are more vulnerable to economic disaster; they're less likely to have health insurance; they're less likely to make enough money to support a family and keep a home. they, like black people, benefit more from social security benefits and medicare.
why isn't this message getting across? what has the democratic party failed to do to engage these women?
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