Women's Equality Day is a timely reminder of the impact women voters have on elections. (via CNBCMakeIt)
Kelly Dittmar, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers–Camden and a Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, tellsthat "simply by the nature of their numbers and reliability as voters, [women] play a key role in shaping political outcomes."
"When you're talking about an election, especially at the presidential level where Democrats are trying to take on an incumbent, which is a hard thing to do, mobilizing and expanding your base of reliable women voters who are going to support you is important," says Dittmar. She says that the 2008 and 2012 elections of President Barack Obama are prime examples of the impact women voters, especially black women voters, can have on an election. In each election,than any other group of voters. In fact, in the 2012 election, 96% of black women voted for Obama, which Dittmar says ultimately sealed his victory.
"I think it's an important thing to watch in this next election if the Democratic Party is being responsive to the demands, agendas and priorities of women, especially women of color," she says, adding that Republicans should also be mindful of their female voter base because "more moderate, white Republican voters, particularly college-educated white women, have been shifting to the Democratic Party.
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