Women and the American Presidential Campaign
Since 1980, American women have been more likely to support Democratic presidential candidates than Republicans. But their preferences, while shaped by reproductive, sexual, and family interests, vary by their economic class position and personal options outside the family.
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OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON – Barack Obama and John McCain are the two contenders in America’s presidential election this year, but the campaign has also been dominated by two very different women, Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin. Indeed, many observers believe that women will determine the election’s outcome. So, to paraphrase Sigmund Freud, “What do American women want?”