Gallup: Dems hold 14 pt Advantage w/t Women Voters; Men leaving GOP going Independent!

[FrenchieCat]

Republicans Face Steep Uphill Climb Among Women
Men increasingly identifying as independents, drifting away from GOP

Gallup Video at the link
(select the one titled, "Democrats hold clear advantage among women"): http://www.gallup.com/fvideo.aspx?i=6kG1LkCL1zRU3go1Lw4XAfKpS7l2tx8ZbQsLObBjoOTt3euh@CPZPhEKfGKdl





PRINCETON, NJ -- Among women, Democrats maintain a solid double-digit advantage in party identification over Republicans, 41% to 27%. In contrast, men are equally divided in their party loyalty between Republicans (28%) and Democrats (30%), and are currently most likely to say they are politically independent (40%).



The current results for women are typical of what Gallup has found over the past year, with roughly 4 in 10 identifying themselves as Democrats. The Democratic Party has held an advantage among women in Gallup polling throughout this decade, with support usually in the high 30% range. The current 41% female Democratic identification matches the high achieved several times since 2000.



At various times over the past decade, the plurality of male partisans have shifted between Republican and independent identification, with no more than 31% of men identifying as Democrats in any quarter. Since late 2006, however, the gap between the percentage of men identifying as independents and the percentage identifying as Republicans has grown, and independent men have outnumbered Republican men for the last two years running. Over this time, Republican identification among men has largely been on par with Democratic support, a clear negative sign for the GOP given the solid support the Democratic Party has among women.



Party Support Including Leaning Independents

Women's affinity for the Democratic Party looks even stronger when independents' partisan leanings are taken into account. By this measure of party identification, Democrats currently enjoy a 22-point advantage over Republicans, with 57% of women identifying as Democrats or saying they are independent but leaning Democratic, compared with 35% who identify with or lean to the Republican Party. This gap is one of the largest Gallup has measured in any quarter this decade.



http://www.gallup.com/poll/118207/Republicans-Face-Steep-Uphill-Climb-Among-Women.aspx

[opihimoimoi]

1. The DOPers are in dissary....implosion due to excesses. over reaching

arrogance, etc

Dems have a lock on GOODNESS.....

[onehandle]

2. Good and good. All of this would have happened in 2000 if the election hadn't been stolen.

9/11 was their lifesaver that gave them the tenuous success that they had over the last eight years.

They are done for a generation or more.

[FrenchieCat]

4. I pray that you are correct.

I almost feel uncomfortable with the gloating our media is doing in reference to the GOP's dissaray now. I almost wish they'd just be quiet about it, and stop suggesting how the GOP can make a comeback. Far as I'm concerned, I don't care if they ever come back.

I remember when the media was saying some of the same things about the Dems.....
the only difference is they weren't giving out advise....and in fact, after the 2000 election,
I couldn't find not one Dem on television (except for C-Span) anywhere!

[ingac70]

3. The best news I've heard in years. n/t

[Beetwasher]

5. GOP Is Imploding And Fast

Never thought I'd live to see the day. They are doing absolutely everything wrong and continue to "stay the course". They have absolutely no capacity for self reflection or assessment and think they need to do more of the same except HARDER and MORE STRIDENT and LOUDER. They really think they are not extreme enough.

I say, cool! Keep it up dummies!

[FrenchieCat]

6. They did a segment on this on MSNBC .....

Unfortunately, they had two Republicans on discussing the issue.

[JaneQPublic]

7. And yet the GOPers still insist this is a right-of-center country. (nt)

[snowdays]

8. and our Pres. leans that way on many issues.

[FrenchieCat]

9. Such as?

[snowdays]

11. oh just think FISA and unitary exective powers that he got from

Bush--and will now keep.

[TheCoxwain]

10. I wont be happy untill GOP membership is down to 20,000 people..

[Kaleva]

12. McCain won the white vote by a comfortable margin

He snagged 57% of the white male vote and 53% of the white female vote.