Janet Bagnall
Montreal Gazette
For years now -- seven, to be exact -- Canadians have been able to take mean-minded comfort in knowing that no matter how bad our own political options seemed, Americans had it worse. It was, granted, Americans' choice to vote George W. Bush in as president, twice, but you had to feel for a country run by a man whose legacy will be tax cuts for the rich.
By Malavika Jagannathan
The Green Bay Press Gazette
Even with a viable female candidate in play, there's no evidence to show that women stick to their own — perhaps the reason both Democratic candidates are courting female voters in Wisconsin prior to Tuesday's primary.
By Sharon Jayson
USA Today
WASHINGTON — A record number of babies — nearly 1.5 million — were born to unmarried women in the U.S. last year. And those moms were more likely to be 20-somethings than teenagers, according to new federal data released Friday.
By Erin Cox
Hometown Annapolis.
Exit polls show unmarried women made up about 28 percent of Maryland voters during Tuesday's primary elections, prompting a single women voting advocacy group to herald what they say is a historic increase in participation.
Network exit polls reveal unmarried women continued their historically high participation in the 2008 primaries in today's Maryland and Virginia Democratic primaries, and were a powerful component of the dramatic young (under 30) and female turnout.
Single women across Central Florida will be receiving a national direct-mail appeal soon that isn't from a dating service. Women's Voices Women Vote is reaching out to the largest group of unregistered potential voters in the country.
WASHINGTON, DC -- “An unprecedented voter registration drive aimed at the 15 million unmarried women who are not registered to vote will hit mailboxes in 22 states beginning today, as Women's Voices Women Vote launches its largest voter registration drive ever aimed at the nation's largest group of unregistered citizens. In Virginia alone, more than 228,441 citizens will receive voter registration forms in the mail.
By LINDA HIRSHMAN,
The New York Times
1. The Female Thing
FOR MONTHS before the presidential primaries began, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was widely held to lead among women voters. That she would naturally appeal to her own sex accounted in no small part for her front-runner status. By the end of last year, national polls showed not only that Clinton was ahead but also that women supported her by 8 points more than men did.
By Laura Tutor
Anniston Star
Her life in political accomplishment started long before she was able to vote.
Teresa Lindsay remembers her mother and daddy hitting the campaign trail together. Solid Democrats, Jimmy Carl and Jane Moore worked the neighborhoods, fire halls and clubs of Blount County to further their cause.
Advocacy groups are touting some unusual blocs as power brokers in the presidential election: unmarried black women and Muslims.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations conducted a survey showing 80 percent of Muslims nationwide plan to vote in the primary elections.
As candidates look forward to the 22 states holding primaries and caucuses on February 5, Women’s Voices Women Vote releases a report detailing the strong turnout of unmarried women in the early state contests, as well as identifying their significance as vital swing voters.