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Scrivener7

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2. This was always the way. I think today, the women who vote republiQan are primarily
Fri Jul 7, 2023, 07:22 AM
Jul 2023

the ones who are financially dependent on white men and therefore want the status quo of white male entitlement to thrive. This group would have a large overlap with christian fundamentalist groups.

I think in the old days, some of the women bought into what was said about them: that they were not capable of rational thinking. And some, rightfully, might have been concerned about the very low educational levels of women, though there were no educational requirements for male voters.

It would be interesting to poll female republiQan voters to see how many are financially dependent on their husbands.

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