A Politico Exclusive: GOP poll of women: Party ‘stuck in past’
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Politico says it got a leaked copy of a recent poll by Crossroads GPS and American Action Network that shows that Republican issues just don’t resonate well with women voters.
So this topic made it all the way to my Facebook page and Republican friends asked “What would it take to get women to vote for us again?”
Most of the responses were from Republicans, or those who refuse to call themselves “the ‘R’ word” and style themselves as ‘conservatives.’ Of those folks, most posted thoughts along the lines of ‘both women and libtards are too stupid (or emotional) to make good decisions.’ One guy said “better looking” candidates could sway female voters and various permutations on ‘it’s not the message, it’s the package.’ One (self identified Republican) woman said that women “want to be treated like queens” and voting Republican would get them that.
Huh? What does that even mean? Do I want to sit on a throne all day?
I talked about voting rights/restrictions, economics, fiscal responsibility, wage stagnation and minimum wages, healthcare- costs and access, immigration, taxes, “government small enough to drown in a bathtub” silliness, and how 'less government regulation is at odds with things like abortion and gay marriage", and a number of other, local topics.
Of course, I was attacked, told I was wrong, and then had all my topics distilled down to this assessment: “I want Republicans to be kind,” and was told that kindness breeds dependency on Uncle Sugar.
I do think that if this is how the GOP and Republicans and conservatives listen to answers to questions they ask, then their attempt to attract women to the party will be hopeless. They asked my opinion and then proceeded to tell me how wrong I was on every issue.
Wow.