Wednesday, May 25, 2016

The Gender Gap Rethought

Writing for RealClearPolitics, analyst Sean Trende discusses the gender gap between the two major political parties. Normally, this is described as "women prefer Democrats," making them the "mommy party."

Trende makes an interesting point, in several recent elections Republicans won among men by larger margins than Democrats won among women. The GOP really is the "daddy party." So, Hillary will probably win among women, albeit narrowly, while Trump will likely win among men by a larger margin.

Put another way, if the Republicans have a problem with women, the Democrats have an even larger problem with men. Hillary comes across as the mother-in-law or ex-wife no man ever wanted, but more than a few ended up with - Ms. Bossy Know-It-All.