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Women Voters Buoy Obama’s 2012 Hopes
Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2011-11-12 01:14
As if you needed a news story... read it here. As Gomer Pyle would say, "sur-prise, sur-prise, sur-prise!" Actually, Gomer, no, not really. Excerpt:
'With persistent economic woes gripping much of the electorate, President Obama today pivots his re-election pitch towards women voters, who backed his candidacy enthusiastically in 2008 and may prove more influential in 2012.
In an address before the National Women’s Law Center, Obama will celebrate the role of women in the civil rights movement and the steps he’s taken to keep their spirit alive, organizers say.
But despite advancements in gender equality under Obama — including the appointment of two women to the Supreme Court and enactment of a health care overhaul that provides insurance parity and free preventive care services for women — polls show he and Democrats face a difficult path towards rekindling active political support in the months ahead.
“I think there will be currency for Obama when women learn about what he’s achieved, but I do believe that many women have no idea about the concrete accomplishments that have been secured over the last few years,” said National Women’s Law Center co-president Marcia Greeberger.'
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Men's votes don't seem to matter much to them
Either that or they have come to believe that too many of us men are on to their anti-male plans and that if they are going to win in 2012 they need to somehow get a serious majority of female voters to pull the lever for them. But sadly, they may be wrong about that. It's entirely possible that not nearly enough men are on to them.
I am generally not in the habit of endorsing or disparaging political candidates, at least not on MANN, and I am aware that at least to some degree my admin status here on MANN may affect how the site's overall political POV is perceived by the casual visitor. But I want to discourage strongly anyone taking my comments as an official MANN stand on the upcoming 2012 election. MANN has no official political endorsements in any particular direction. Any comments I post here under my userid reflect my opinion and mine alone. Others may agree or not, and that is fine. As an admin, I only would take action on a member if he broke the simple no-personal-attacks rule and even then only in the well-established 3-strike fashion. He could disagree with each and every post I make and that would be fine; he would suffer no repercussions. MANN leaves that kind of bullying to feminist web sites, thank you very much.
That said, I am making these observations: between the GOP and the Dems, which party has blatantly come out and said they categorically prefer one gender over the other? Now ask yourself which gender are you, and which gender is said party blatantly stating they prefer? It's too bad that it has come to this, but really, who made it that way? The GOP?
About them... well, the GOP, IMO, has a major weakness at this point and it could easily sink them: They have yet to articulate an alternative to the current state of affairs that has 1) made it into the mainstream media and 2) shows promise of making a substantial positive impact on America's current economic situation and 3) holds broad-based popular appeal. All three elements must be in place or they could easily lose to Obama due to the natural advantages an incumbent has: the bully pulpit, access to state authority to further his own political aims, the trappings of state power, established political favors to trade, and established financial support lines. In addition, Obama is a much better public speaker than any of the GOP hopefuls. He is not a perfect public speaker, but he has those guys beat. When the electorate is split closely down the middle, the decision usually goes to the more charismatic of the candidates. And despite his lack of overt successes in the last three years (press releases from the WH notwithstanding), Obama has charisma. Do any of the GOP hopefuls have that to match plus the popular support they need to overcome his incumbent advantages? Yes, I am aware the primaries have yet even to be held. But the GOP should have by now, given the need for early and united action in this race, come out already with a solid plan for the country and already started touting it. They are way behind. The Obama machine has already started and is several miles ahead of them. They can't afford to wait.
Summary: The GOP better get its you-know-what in gear if they hope to win in 2012. Otherwise we will be in for 5 more years of this stuff and who knows what things will look like by the time 2016 rolls around.