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Security moms |
15 October 2004 |
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 Have politicians changed the way they think about women’s votes?
In the 1996 election Bill Clinton’s success was attributed in part to the voting power of the soccer moms. This year the candidates are focusing their attention on another group of women: the so-called security moms who put terrorism at the top of their list of concerns.
It seems women’s priorities have shifted from domestic issues, like health and education, to international security. So why have the issues for which women vote changed in the US and is this trend reflected in the rest of the world?
Martha talks to Pippa Norris, lecturer in comparative politics at Harvard University and to Cary Funk, a senior analyst with the Pew Center.
The Pew Research Center
BBC News: Vote USA 2004Disclaimer
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