JUST IN TIME POLITICS
In this eagerly awaited and most iconoclastic yet authoritative chapter, Lake and Conway reveal how traditional "women's" issues have been expanded, and if ever there is a critical issue, women are behind it, no matter what their party.
- While women are not a monolithic group, Lake and Conway found that on important issues and attitudes they share a remarkable agreement. The H.E.R.S. agenda—health, education, retirement, and security—is the primary agenda for both major parties, and the woman voter is the one to court.
- 72% of women cited retirement benefits that can be moved from job to job as one of the most important issues to them personally. · Women outvoted men by 10 million in the 2004 election.
- 43% of women say a member of their family could be the victim of a terrorist attack, compared to only 18% of men.
- Only 7% of voters say they would vote against a qualified woman for president (as opposed to 64% fifty years ago).
- 57% of those surveyed stated that they would be “hopeful” or “enthusiastic” if a woman was elected President of the United States in their lifetime.
- More than 65% of women across party lines say the integrity of a candidate is more important than his or her intelligence or abilities.
- When asked if they agree or disagree with the statement, “There has never been a better time to be a women in the U.S.,” using a 1-10 scale an overwhelming majority of women (72%) agreed, giving the statement a 7 or higher. Nearly three-in-ten (29%) of them gave it a 10.
