Democratic women are overwhelmingly pissed off
There's a lot to unpack in the crosstabs of this new post-impeachment poll by Politico-Morning Consult. But one thing really stuck out at me. Across the board Democratic women are the most vociferously opposed to Trump and most enthusiastic for his impeachment and removal. We're talking 90% plus!
Democrats generally agree with those thing but not with the same intensity or the near unanimity.
Most women in this country are Democrats and most of them loathe Donald Trump with every fiber of their beings. I hope the party understands this, I really do. This is where the intensity of opposition resides.
(This article in about the nation's relationship with an abusive president, may explain why women are more tuned in to what he's doing.)
In 2018, the gender gap was huge:
It's a sad fact that white non-college educated women are still Republicans but the movement away from the party by college educated white women is pretty profound. Combined with African American women, who form the backbone of the party, and the other racial minorities you have a large coalition of very pissed off women.
Let's just say it --- if it weren't for women, Trump would be re-elected handily. 51% of all men and 60% of white men voted Republican in 2018. And it's not just the old guys, unfortunately. The generation gap between younger women and younger men is also wide, which is kind of depressing. (Younger men are still a lot more liberal than conservative, though, so it's not as bad as it sounds.)
Trump loves his base and has done nothing to expand it. In fact, the GOP is shrinking. This from just before the midterms tells the tale:
The University of Virginia Center for Politics detailed party registration last week and found that there were nearly 12 million more registered Democrats than Republicans across 31 states and the District of Columbia.
The analysis also found that 40 percent of all voters in party registration states are Democrats, while only 29 percent are Republicans.
I would not be surprised if those overall numbers have gotten even worse for the Republican party.
Donald Trump has a full-blown cult backing him and even if their numbers are shrinking, they are intense in their devotion. But there are just as many extremely intense Democrats, especially women, lining up against them and they are just as motivated. 2018 showed they can get 'er done.
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