Obama Targets Women Voters

In the race for the Senate between Dino Rossi and Patty Murray, both sides are looking for endorsements, as previously mentioned.  The best politician to have on your side?  The president.  President Barack Obama is on a rallying road trip, traveling to both Washington and California in an effort to win support for Democratic candidates.  Patty Murray, running neck to neck with Dino Rossi, will need such rallying cries if she wants to win the majority.  


According to a poll in September by Pew, women are more likely to vote Democrat than Republican by 3 percentage points.  Men, on the other hand, favor Republicans by 17 percentage points.  Others who lean toward the Democrats are minorities and young voters.  The bad news: these groups are less motivated to vote.  An NBC poll found that women are 11 percentage points less likely than men to vote this fall.  


So how does Obama react?  He has decided to inspire women of Seattle to take an interest in this election.  At a town hall meeting in Seattle, Obama explained, “How well women do ... will help determine how well our families are doing as a whole."  Women are now over fifty percent of U.S. college graduates, and are closing in on a majority for the U.S. workforce.  By gathering female business leaders of the area, Obama has the leverage to persuade women voters that Democrat policies have benefited them.  For example, Jody Hall, chief of "Cupcake Royale," explained how a Small Business Administration loan helped her expand her business.  What this should mean: women, vote for Patty Murray.


Grier, Peter. "Obama Targets Women Voters in Seattle."Christian Science Monitor (2010): n. pag.  Web. 21 Oct 2010. <http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Election-2010/Vox-News/2010/1021/Obama-targets-women-voters-in-Seattle-trip-with-talk-of-jobs-cupcakes>.