National Review's Andrew Johnson joins Greg to discuss the Ohio governor's race leaning Republican, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's Little League strike out, why single women STILL don't like the GOP, and whether our universe is a hologram.
GOP survey confirms Republicans have a real problem with single women
Republicans have known they have a problem with women voters for decades, but the problem has become especially pronounced in recent cycles. The gender gap among women voters favoring Democrats has only grown wider in the Obama-era. But the first step to crafting a prescription aimed at addressing a problem is to identify it accurately and with clinical precision. To that end, Republican groups commissioned a GOP poll of registered women voters. Their findings were not pretty.
Politico was provided with a copy of the survey's results, some of which were unsurprising but others were. While it is no great shock that the GOP performs "especially poorly" appealing to women in the Northeast, it is surprising and problematic for the party that they get the same reception from women in the Midwest.
Moreover, the report found that even the GOP's areas of traditional strength, like financial issues, are met with a cold reception by women due to their opposition to the Republican Party on other issues.
The GOP does perform better with married women than they do single women – the poll found that married women back a GOP candidate over a Democrat by 10 points – but this is not enough to close the gender gap. In 2012, women made up 53 percent of the presidential electorate. Barack Obama won that demographic by 55 to 44 percent, despite losing married women (who made up 31 percent of the electorate) by 53 to 46 percent...
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What Does Your Candy Say About Your Political Leanings?
We already know what liquor and beer choices say about our political leanings, but what about candy?
Considering that Valentine's Day is just around the corner, it's an important question!
Luckily for us, the National Media Research, Planning and Placement is out with a new graphic that addresses that very question:
Unlike previous charts showing correlations between politics and consumer preferences for hybrid cars and Chick-Fil-A, the findings in the candy graphic seem less obvious.
This is what we do know: Democrats tend to prefer extras (nuts, raisins, etc.) in their candy. Republicans, on the other hand, prefer dark chocolate and cream fillings.
Other data points indicate that low turnout Democrats enjoy Airheads and Nerds while just about everyone likes Butterfingers, 3 Musketeers and Reese’s Pieces.
The one candy that offers something for everyone? M&Ms.
The results are based on polling data collected from nearly 50,000 interviews conducted by the National Confectioners Association, a trade association of candymakers.
Although the chart offers some fun insight, its creators warn that the politics of candy can be "fleeting."
Reagan "loved Jelly Bellies and would pass bowls of the little-known gourmet jelly beans around at Cabinet meetings," the Washington Post noted. "That set off a buying craze among Republicans across the country. But now the Gipper's favorite sweet, like his home state of California, is firmly in Democratic territory."
"Of course, at the end of the day, what kind of candy people eat probably doesn't say much about them. Maybe, it's how they eat it," the Post added.
Indeed, as President Reagan once said, "You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jelly beans."
