How the GOP Can Woo Women Voters: By focusing on the right issues, the Republican Party could be the home of independent women voters

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In every presidential election since 1964, more women have voted than men. In the last few presidential elections, voter turnout rates for women have equaled or exceeded voter rates for men in nearly every age group; in fact, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, in 2008 nearly 10 million more women than men cast their ballots in the presidential race.

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From the Chicago Tribune:

Exit polls from Super Tuesday voting showed that one fifth of the those who voted in Ohio were working women; in Virginia, married women made up a third of the electorate. In Oklahoma, more than half of voters were female.

Many women consider themselves independent voters. In the 2010 elections, the Pew Research Center found that among female independent likely voters, the GOP held a 43 percent to 40 percent edge over Democrats. There's an opportunity here for the GOP: If Republicans want to continue picking up as many seats as they did in 2010, they need to focus on winning the independent women's vote, too, not just die-hard Republicans.

Here are five ideasfor wooing independent women voters

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Chicago Tribune

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-201203161158usnewsusnwr201203159carymar16,0,2631783.story

Date:

March 19, 2012

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