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How Many Ways Are There to Look at Women Voters?

In last week’s New York Times Magazine article 16 Ways of Looking at a Female Voter, controversial author Linda Hirshman pointed to many studies and analyses that supposedly support the premise that, even though there have been many attempts …

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7.6 Million Women Voters Being Ignored

In 2004, George Bush beat out John Kerry for the White House by just over three million votes. The 2008 race is bound to be a close one, as well. I know the candidates have been a little preoccupied with …

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Homemakers But Not Opinion Makers?

Mothers, however we define ourselves in terms of our employment, are not viewed by the world at large as opinion makers. I had this sad revelation while the PunditMom family was away on vacation and I continued to stew about …

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$27 = Political Influence

Would you be willing to give up your Decaf LowFat Caramel Macchiato with Extra Foam for a week? Many of us have so few personal indulgences, the thought of going caffeine-free for a week could be tough, especially for those …

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is "mother’s milk" trumping the mommy-blogger?

I’m David Wescott, the political hack/PR flack who blogs about blogging at It’s Not a Lecture, and I’m so grateful to PunditMom for letting me borrow her soapbox today. One of the things I do is track the issues-based …

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Are We Hillary’s Peeps?

Cross-posted from Work It, Mom! Yes, Hillary is ahead of her opponents in some of the polls — at the moment. And the reason she’s ahead is because more Democratic women voters favor her as a presidential candidate than any …

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The Real Question is ‘Why?’

I’m midway through an interesting book called If They Only Listened to Us: What Women Voters Want Politicians to Hear. Melinda Henneberger, a contributing writer at The Huffington Post, traveled around the country interviewing a variety of women to …

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