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CAWP Women's Vote Watch
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The Women's Vote in the News
 

 

Survey Shows Unmarried Women Driving New American Electorate

Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, October 31, 2008

Anna Greenberg and David Walker

 

Women Voters: Hard to Get
The Economist, October 23, 2008

  Poll: Obama Makes Gains with Women, Hits New High
Time, October 1, 2008
Massimo Calabresi
  The Presidential Race Heading into the First Debate
CBS News/New York Times Poll, September 25, 2008
This poll includes analysis of women's views of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
  Did Palin Help McCain Among White Women?
Gallup, September 24, 2008
Frank Newport
 

Presidential Race: Dead-Heat Among Women: Palin Pick Boosts McCain

Time Magazine Poll, September 16, 2008

Seth Brohinsky and Mark Schulman

  Both Sides Seeking to Be What Women Want
The New York Times, September 15, 2008
Kate Zernike
  From Seneca Falls to … Sarah Palin?
Newsweek, September 13, 2008
Julia Baird
  Quinnipiac Poll Shows White Women Voters in Play in Swing States
Quinnipiac Poll, September 11, 2008
  No Disproportionate Shift in White Women’s Preferences: Gallup Poll September 11, 2008
Gallup, September 11, 2008
Frank Newport, Jeffrey M. Jones, and Lydia Saad
  White Women and Movability
ABC News, September 9, 2008
Gary Langer
 

Dead Heat: John McCain, Barack Obama Even in Post-Convention Poll
ABC News/Washington Post Poll, September 8, 2008
Gary Langer

White Women Shift to McCain as Republican Erodes Obama Lead on Change, Enthusiasm

  The Woman Factor
NorthJersey.com, September 7, 2008
Ruth B. Mandel and Debbie Walsh
  Will the Abortion Issue Help or Hurt McCain?
Gallup Poll, September 3, 2008
Lydia Saad
  Obama Gains Overall, McCain Among GOP Women
Gallup Poll, September 3, 2008
Frank Newport
  Obama Gains Among Former Clinton Supporters
Gallup Poll, September 2, 2008
Frank Newport
  Calculated Risk With Female Voters Is Suddenly Even Harder to Calculate
Washington Post, September 2, 2008
Anne E. Kornblut and Juliet Eilperin
 

Drawing Women's Attention, Maybe Not Allegiance
The New York Times, August 31, 2008
Jackie Calmes

Some women see Sarah Palin as a winning choice. Others say she lacks experience and is on the wrong side of issues.

 

Can Sarah Palin Appeal to White, Female Independents?
Gallup, August 29, 2008

Frank Newport

 

Gender Gap Among White Voters Bigger Now Than in 2004
Gallup, August 18, 2008

Frank Newport
Obama loses to McCain among white men, ties him among white women

  New Poll Reveals Where Women Voters Stand Post-Hillary
the polling company™, inc./WomanTrend and Lake Research Partners, August 5, 2008
Kellyanne Conway and Celinda Lake
  Should Women Worry Obama?
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, July 17, 2008
Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Research Associate
    The SES Factor (socioeconomic status)
ABCnews.com, February 19, 2008
Gary Langer
  Super Tuesday - Proportions of Men and Women Voting for Hillary Clinton
Center for American Women and Politics, 2008
This CAWP fact sheet lists proportions of men and women voting for Hillary Clinton in primary states on super Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
  Young Feminists Split: Does Gender Matter?
Washington Post, January 11, 2008
Eli Saslow
  Clinton Propelled by Support from Young Women in '08 Test
Pew Research Center Survey Report, October 31, 2007
  Women Key to Growing Clinton Lead Among Democrats
Gallup, October 29, 2007
Jeffrey M. Jones
  Clinton Shows Femininity to Court Key Constituency
The Boston Globe, October 18, 2007
Marcella Bombardieri
  Encouraged by Women's Response, Clinton Stresses the Female Side
Washington Post, October 14, 2007
Anne E. Kornblut
  Clinton-Obama Quandry for Many Black Women
The New York Times, October 14, 2007
Katharine Q. Steele
  Candidate preferences by gender, age
Iowa Poll conducted October 1-3, 2007
The Des Moines Register
  In a Clinton vs. Guilliani race, a Battle of Competing Legacies
ABC News/Washington Post Poll, October 3, 2007