Steve Kornacki is breaking down the single vs married woman voters

[bigdarryl]

He's got a good point the Dems I always though we're making a big mistake by thinking they can get all the women to vote in 2014 by running a lot of woman candidates.he has polling that married women mostly vote for republicans

[femmocrat]

1. That is discouraging.

I hope in this day and age, women are not depending on their husbands to tell them how to vote. As a former suburban dweller, however, I suspect that might occur.

[djean111]

2. Just as frustrating to think a woman might vote for someone just because they are a woman.

If that were a factor, though, Palin could have helped McCain. So good that it is not.
As a woman, a candidate's gender is not even on my list of preferred qualifications.

[dsc]

5. Honestly I think it is less that then it is a factor of income

married women tend to be better off than their single counter parts.

[tabbycat31]

6. It happens more often than you would like

I've talked to many women at the doors that say "my vote is my husband's decision."

Meanwhile I want to smack them.

[oldandhappy]

3. Steve does good reporting.

I do not get up to see him (west coast time) but I always check his stories.

[Wounded Bear]

4. It can be a problem...

Part of the far RW "Christian" mindset that the women defers to her husband on matters of import. The old head of the household argument.

Thankfully, intelligent, better educated women don't necessarily follow that meme, and more and more women are waking up to that. I just hope it's enough.

[avebury]

7. As dated as this concept is, I wonder if the

reason why married women vote mostly republicans is that if they live in really conservative Red states, they are expected to vote as husbands directs them to. A friend of mine told me that her sister-in-law gets her voting directions from her husband. Just look at the Southern Baptists who believe that wives should take a backseat to their husbands. Growing up in New England I was not that familiar with the Southern Baptists until I moved to Oklahoma. I had no clue what their attitude was with regards to women until Jimmy Carter spoke up on it.

[winter is coming]

8. The mistake is thinking women will vote for Dem candidates simply because they're female.

Women will vote for Dem candidates who act and vote like Dems. Slapping a power suit on mealy-mouthed DINO positions isn't enough.