“Some seventy percent of independent women in nine swing states view education as ‘extremely important,’ as voters in those states overall put education right behind jobs and the economy as a key issue, a new private survey shows,” according to Politico.
“The poll, conducted by Hart Research and North Star Opinion for The College Board – an organization that runs the SAT and the Advanced Placement program – was conducted in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, Ohio, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
“It will be released later today. The samples in each state was relatively small – roughly 200 voters overall – but the larger sample was 1,839 voters, with a 2.3-point margin of error, and the numbers among women were striking.
“A USA Today/Gallup poll of 12 swing states released over the weekend showed President Obama with a big lead over Mitt Romney in all of them, one that was fueled by women. To the extent that Romney is going to try to reframe his argument going forward, education gives him a policy toehold.”
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What does “independent women” mean exactly?
The article doesn’t say.
Judith,
I figure it refers to women who are registered as “independents,” AKA “decline to state” and neither GOP or Democrat registered. The ones who might vote across both sides of the aisle.
Here’s the press release, which just was issued:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/voters-to-presidential-candidates-dont-forget-ed-2012-04-04-11000
Thanks Jeff, “independent” wasn’t capitalized, which confused me a little.
The thing to remember about education is that the U.S. needs to be able to compete with other nations who are absolutely dedicated to academic excellence, because it translates to power.
We cannot afford to fall behind in the education race.
Maybe this can answer the question:
Judith, “independent” means that you can actually “think” for yourself and don’t necessarily need someone with a penis to tell you what TV station to watch!
I have a niece that is starting college next year, and I hope she realizes that she can make her own life (without her current “coconut” of a boy-friend) and she can become sucessful on her own without the male world telling her what’s good for her!
The number one way for changing the status quo globally is the empowerment of women. Name the issue and empowerment of women would move us in the correct direction. Education is a huge piece of this pie.
My brother has spent much of his adult life in and out of third world nations and he has told me a number of times if you want to encourage change “you must go to the women of the villages because they do most of the work”. By doing most of the work they are more willing to change things so their workloads are lessened.
As for politically in the US 2012, I cannot for the life of me understand why any woman would vote republican. The reemergence of overt assaults on women’s rights along with aggressively working against equal pay for equal work by the republican party has made their platform and intentions crystal clear.
Rachel Maddow on women/ republicans voters in 2012. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#46973033
I was mainly looking for the contrasting control panels, but a whole lot of the rest of the images are fun too. Enjoy!
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22control+panel%22+women+men&hl=en&lr=&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=uCJ_T5C7OMiIiAL9m6iLAw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CB0Q_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=843