Mitt Romney<\/a> mention the strong women in their lives every chance they get. And each claims that the other candidate is bad for us \u2014 with Democrats talking up the Republican \u201cwar on women\u2019\u2019 and the GOP countering that the real casualties are the women who\u2019ve lost their jobs since Obama became president. But female voters are so diverse that there could never be one straightforward answer to what we want \u2014 so pandering to us is complicated. Thankfully, it\u2019s no longer assumed that women tend to vote like their husbands or fathers. But some hardy myths persist. Let\u2019s examine what really makes women tick.<\/p>\n1. Women vote together.<\/p>\n
2. Female voters favor female candidates.<\/p>\n
3. Women vote on basis of female issues \u2014 like abortion and birth control.<\/p>\n
4. A candidate\u2019s wife can deliver women\u2019s votes.<\/p>\n
5. Men decide elections.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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