'I just couldn't be silent': How American women decided the 2020 presidential race

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American women were at the forefront of the highest U.S. voter turnout in at least a century, casting ballots at higher rates than men. More than half of them, particularly those with college educations, chose Joe Biden. Reuters explains why

ARCHBALD, Pa - Marygrace Vadala’s 82-year-old mother had been a fan of President Donald Trump since his days hosting the reality TV show “The Apprentice.” She enthusiastically voted for him in 2016.

Weeks later, Webber landed in the hospital with a gastrointestinal bleed. She soon contracted the coronavirus, spending nearly a month on a ventilator. In May, Vadala, a devout Catholic, said goodbye to Webber over FaceTime, clutching her mother’s rosary beads. African-American women, and to a lesser degree, Latinas, supported Biden’s bid for the White House over Trump by wide majorities nationally, and more so than African-American and Latino men.

To capture a variety of opinions in the 2020 race, Reuters spoke to 42 women in 12 states - Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio, Nebraska and Indiana - where voters swung for and against Trump. Biden backers said in interviews that they were motivated by back-to-back crises of the past year including the coronavirus pandemic, economic turmoil and widespread protests against racism and police brutality.

But views on how much the coronavirus mattered to their vote were starkly divided along political lines - 24% of Biden voters said it was the issue that mattered most to them compared to 5% of Trump supporters. Callaway, a retired public relations executive and consultant, connected with the Biden campaign in Wisconsin through friends at her Black sorority. She began canvassing by phone and participated in weekly Zoom prayer circles with other volunteers.Black women, who overwhelmingly vote Democratic and at higher rates than Black men, were never big Trump supporters. But they grew increasingly critical of the president this year, Reuters polling showed.

This year, Biden flipped Wisconsin back by almost as narrow a margin as Trump won it in 2016, unless a recount changes the result, which rarely happens in U.S. elections. Sagastume grew up in Phoenix, the youngest of five children born to a mother from Mexico and a father from Guatemala. Now in college, she became politically active while in high school.

In states along the U.S.-Mexico border, where Trump has implemented some of his strictest immigration policies, his support grew. In Texas and Arizona, Trump won 38% and 32% of Hispanic women respectively, substantially more than four years ago.

 

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The press lives in a fantasy world. Trump won a larger percentage of women in 2020 than he did 4 years ago. And he won white women outright again. The press writes the narrative before the result, then sticks to it.

The youth still have hope that ever more politics is the answer. And that's America's problem.

Fakenews. is the most stupid media. Use stupid CCP way to misleading by stupid survey. Why sample is 41 women in 12 states? The real sample is 48 women as 4 women per state, was leaded to blue. But there are 7 unwanted women changed color to red.

You did not talk to those who despised Donald Trump but still voted Republican. As if we don't exist 48.9% voted against Joe Biden. I don't think that is much of a victory for him. You did not address the tick up of the black community & the Hispanic especially, voted for Trump

As many as 41. Across 12 states. Is this a joke ?

Two disgusting choices.

Reuters...You are embarrassing yourself. Biden lost and the election stolen from the legit president Trump. FakeNews!

God Help US ALL. PLEASE, AOC ARCHIVE THIS. I WARNED YOU ALL. 2020 Divided by 666 = 3.0330. Is the Number that BIDEN/HARRIS used on all blue posters in front of them for everyone to call to vote. THINK. EVIL or What.? EVIL EXIST AND SO DOES KARMA. I KNOW!!

No matter what you say, this election isn’t over yet... FRAUD

Big sample size

FAKE NEWS

Yep, 41 represent 70mil. Yep.

Riiiiiiiiight...

Sure right

Bullshit

Biden's own sexual harassment and assault past behavior was problematic, but he was a good politician and willing to lie about it, Trump made the idiotic mistake of half bragging about it and never attempting to truly deny it. Election2020

Yet they turned a blind eye to Bill Clinton.

I'm quite sure, Biden respects woman much more than Trump does.

So they have successfully tainted Trump’s name without substantial evidence.

God Help US ALL. PLEASE, AOC ARCHIVE THIS. I WARNED YOU ALL. 2020 Divided by 666 = 3.0330. Is the Number that BIDEN/HARRIS used on all blue posters in front of them for everyone to call to vote. THINK. EVIL or What.? EVIL EXIST AND SO DOES KARMA. I KNOW!!

Wasn't it Joe who raped his intern?

Theaves! Children of the Devil.

You now live in the Collapsed States of America - a corrupt professional politician will not resolve that.

Have we forgotten about the accusations of sexual assault against Joe Biden? Or is that not relevant to the current agenda?

Yep Hoe has no problems kissing the necks of kids and women

turned out by Joe Biden?...forced prostitution?!!

JoeBiden realDonaldTrump kinda like these...

But he expanded the Republican base. More women voted for him and more elected into office.

Let us all just forget about Bidens sexual harassment and assault allegations...

Healing and forgiveness will come in good time, but come January I want Trump prosecuted and put in prison 🇺🇸

You say educated?

Which he denies

Once again, black women not allowing their men to lead them

It is why it's that much more important to trump to try to erase their vote

Yes we did!!

Now do blue collar middle class.

Some of them were even alive and were aware they voted.

A good thing. Women are a driving force in American politics.

Just goes to show that college educations are worthless, without blue collar and overalls you lot would starve.

Hope Donald is regretting all that pussy grabbing now

This just reaffirms my straightness I love women and I don't care who knows

More than half of black women. More white women voted for Trump in 2020 than in 2016. Black women are the reason Trump lost. Period.

I would recommend a photo of a black woman for this tweet

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Thanks, but I think we can figure out why on our own.

Go to your hairdresser !

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