This is the most angry and energized block of voters I have seen in my lifetime

[stevenleser]

The GOP is going to rue the day.

[cottage10]

1. I hope this message gets out to young women who don't usually vote

I'm old and don't have to worry about getting pregnant, but I'd be very frightened if I were young again. The message that the GOP wants to control their body and if they should get accidentally pregnant, abortion won't be an option for them. And by getting rid of the pill as a contraceptive choice, there will be more unwanted pregnancies.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. I hope the Dems run hard with this.

They are missing a golden opportunity if they don't.

[tech_smythe]

21. Don't worry... they won't... again

How long has this been an issue?
To my understanding forever.
And how many times have the Democrats used it as the ultimate cudgel to beat the 'thugs into dust?
To my understanding, during my political life (which started around 94)... never.
I hold no hope for the DLC to do anything with this.


WE "netizins", however, can.

[Skittles]

3. I have long been angry at and sick of repukes

I'm just glad so many more gals are catching on

[Neoma]

4. I'm actually paying attention to our local primaries!

Already have the candidate picked out and everything, but I had to do it in a rush. Democrats had been redistricting our republican nutjob representative away from us and it took awhile to find out which district we're actually in.

[grantcart]

5. I hope Santorum gets the nomination so people can see what is at stake.

[Arugula Latte]

6. I'm curious about what others are seeing on FB

From my standpoint it seems that women are very pissed off, but then, I've got lots of liberal friends so I don't know if that's an indicator. Any observations from people with moderate or non-political friends?

[truedelphi]

7. The numbers you need to know:

Pew Survey of May/June 2008 found that:

26% of all American voters consider themselves died in the wool Republicans.

32% considered themselves to be Democrats.

Add the above numbers together and you arrive at only 60%

By far the largest group of voters are those in the remaining forty percent.


Among that forty percent are the people who normally are Republicans but who hated Sarah Palin and turned against McCain and voted for Obama.

If they were enticed by Obama's stance on getting the banks to reform - a stance he offered up repeatedly during his last month of campaigning in Oct 2008 - well, Obama has failed that group with his repeated propping up of the Big Financial Players. So those voters are now among the most avid of the Tea Bag crowd. Their votes are lost to Obama.

Then you have the problem of those who were extremely progressive and who may sit out the election. Obama used the John Edwards/Dennis Kucinich message during the last three weeks of his campaigning in 2008. He failed to deliver on that message. It is possible many of these people will sit out the election.

And apart from the above situations - neither party has done anything much about the fact that the election machinery is extremely hackable. So there is that to consider.

We were told during both the 200 and the 2004 election that the Religious Fundies flocked to the polls and voted for Bush as they find abortion repellent. The numbers did not add up in either of those years - there simply re not that many Religious Fundies out there.

But because of the hackability of voting machines, I wouldn't make any bets about any American election.

[TBF]

10. I have some friends on Facebook who are conservative and female -

they denounced Rush and have been very quiet about politics lately. It's gonna be a deal-breaker for moderates. We need good campaign ads to make sure everyone sees them (a lot of folks don't follow this stuff daily like we all do).

[Arugula Latte]

13. That's encouraging.

If the Democrats don't use these misogynistic soundbites to batter Republicans, they have truly missed the boat.

[One_Life_To_Give]

16. Mostly Silence

I don't think most of them care for Social Conservatism. But most are more concerned about jobs/economy. For the moderates this is another ballot for whom the dislike the least.

[Warren DeMontague]

8. Every time Santorum opens his mouth, our chances go up.

The guy is seriously whack-a-doo.

[babylonsister]

9. I'm angry, and I hope the women of this country get pissed! nt

[nolabear]

11. You are fuckin'-A right. Enough is enough!

I'm too old to reproduce but not too old to have had it up to HERE with the attempt to frighten, control, marginalize, shame, tread upon and generally ABUSE the women of this country. Those bastards have made their beds and they are going to have to lie in it...alone.

[wial]

12. Hopefully not for long

Hopefully the GOP has finally at long last done itself in this time.

We can always hope.

[just1voice]

14. I guess torture camps, rigged elections, too big to arrest banks and criminal wars...

were just slightly perturbing, LOL.

[stevenleser]

15. Your comment belongs in general discussion as a response to an appropriate OP or as a new OP.

It is completely unrelated to my OP and feminism.

[ismnotwasm]

17. There are a few I spoke with

Who weren't aware of the 'transvaginal' ultrasound requirement in Virginia. These are non-political women I work with. They didn't even argue when I said it was legalized rape, just looked shell shocked.

I hope like hell everyone is furious-- they should be

[rainy day woman 69]

18. I have never visited a gynecologist in my life

and I am in my mid-40s.

[stevenleser]

19. What a dumb, irrelevant and disruptive comment. It is no wonder the MIRT team PPR'd you. nt

[Kath1]

20. I agree!

I'm way too old to get pregnant but my daughter isn't. I know a lot of women who were either quasi-conservative or apolitical who are totally pissed off about this issue. this is going to backfire on them big time!