Obama Still Polls Strongly With Women Voters
National Journal reports:
Pres. Obama is still in good standing among women voters who supported him in 2008 but abandoned Democrats in 2010, according to a new Democratic survey released Wednesday.
The survey was conducted for EMILY's List, a group that backs Democratic women who support abortion rights, by Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group -- a Democratic polling firm. The group surveyed 608 women who voted for Obama in 2008 but did not support a Democrat in 2010. Of that 608, a third voted for a Republican this year, three fifths did not vote and the remainder voted for a third party candidate.
The poll's findings among this swing bloc of voters are undoubtedly welcome news in the White House. Obama is still viewed favorably by 71 percent of these voters, while only 19 percent have a positive view of the Republican Party. More, 57 percent said that Democrats have a better understanding of issues and concerns that matter to them. Only 14 percent said Republicans did.
The poll also found that Obama would carry these voters over Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) by a huge margin if she runs for president -- indicating that Palin is not well liked among this swing female demographic. Fully 90 percent of the women respondents said they would vote for Obama over Palin. That includes 62 percent of women who voted for a Republican this year.
