Poll: Four Times As Many Republican Woman Would Prefer A Male President

by Zara Golden | 2:24 pm, October 3rd, 2011

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Herman Cain won an interesting straw poll this weekend: that of The National Federation for Republican Women, the self-touted “most extensive poll in the history of Conservative woman.” Cain earned an astonishing 48.9 percent of the votes, trouncing nearest followers Rick Perry (14.1 percent), Mitt Romney (13.3 percent), and Newt Gingrich (12.5 percent). More notedly, however, might be the fact that more women polled (1.8 percent) filed as undecided than ready to vote for Michele Bacchman. You would think that, voting in an all female-poll like this, gender might weigh more heavily in their considerations. But apparently that is not the case.

Gender issues, if this poll is to be believed, are of little concern for female Republican voters. The majority of women polled (80.8 percent) were satisfied with the current crop of mostly male Republican contenders, and very few indicated that they would change their vote if Sarah Palin were to enter the race (22.7 percent, whereas 34 percent would for Chris Christie). Moreover, ”Social Values” and “Health Care,” two areas often of particular interest to female voters, ranked lowly as concerns to be considered in choosing the Republican nominee. Lower, even, than “Character.”

A later question in the poll addresses the issue directly, asking: “As a general statement, would you rather see a man or a woman serve as president of the United States?” While the majority responded “Doesn’t Matter,” nearly four times as many of those who do think it matters said they would prefer a male president (19.6 percent) as opposed to those who would rather a female president (4.8 percent). In other words, of those who care, four times as many Republican women would prefer to see a man in the White House, as would a woman.

Interestingly, the poll was taken at the NFRW’s 36th Biennial Convention, a meeting of “Republican women from across the nation who are extremely active and influential in their states and communities,” according to NFRW President Sue Lynch. While women surely are not responsible for voting into office other women just because of their gender, it strikes me as unusual that in 2011 a group of particularly powerful, active and engaged Republican women would not eagerly be seeking a strong female voice in the political body. And moreover, that they might even actively prefer, in such numbers, a male president to a female president.

h/t Business Insider

Business Insider, Female Vote, Hermain Cain, National Federation for Republican Women

Anonymous

I’m not surprised at the poll results. Conservative women believe in old fashioned outdated values which teach a man is the end-all, be-all. This is why you have Bachmann saying the ridiculous things about being submissive. These cave dwellers revere in the teachings of Dr. Laura Slutsinger, who advocates being slavishly submissive, and Bachmann’s efforts of appearing such to her (husband?) is a transparent attempt to connect with that philosophy.

Remember when they accused Sara Palin of going rogue? It was because Sara couldn’t connect with conservative women. Sara actually went out and did some (albeit, weird) things in the world. “Real” conservative women, on the other hand, like to be homemakers, church-goers, and god-fearing, charity bake-selling soccer moms. In their world, men make all the money and the decisions.

And they are happy with that. But can you blame them? It’s an easy life-style choice: one void of actual hard work, intellectual challenge, and real contributions to society.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Lars-Svensen/100001028197161 Lars Svensen

Ten times as many testosterone-laden, virility-engorged, real, rough & ready, alpha macho males would prefer a woman named Sarah Palin as President. She would promote & protect American pride, prestige, prosperity, and power.
Anonymous

I hate to be the spelling/grammar cop, but the headline needs to read “Women” vs. “Woman”.

As to BHorizons’ characterization of “Conservative women”, it served as my laugh of the day. He’d have to explain how any Conservative female politician (governor, etc.) or Conservative female CEO doesn’t make either money or decisions.

What an absurd and pathetic post, but that’s what liberal dementia brings.
caconservative

Funny, I thought Conservative women were saying that gender, and by extension race are not issues of importance, and only the content of the message was important. Was I wrong?
Anonymous

You couldn’t be any more “wronger” than Casey Anthony adopting a child.
caconservative

Thanks for clearing that up. Although, I’m still a bit confused, about how you arrived at your conclusions. What is it about independently thinking Conservative women that irritate you?
Anonymous

Conservative women don’t irritate me. They amuse me. Much like the way that you do, and will continue to.
Anonymous

Conservative women don’t irritate me. They amuse me. Much like the way that you do, and will continue to.
Anonymous

So you hate Christians and women who make their children / family a priority. Got it.
Anonymous

egghead liberals cannot comprehend why conservative women are not the cookie cutter stereotypes that libs imagine them to be.
caconservative

You do realize that your remarks are designed to illicit negative remarks, don’t you? I’m having a hard time believing you actually believe your own remarks. Why would you do that? Is your hatred of Conservative values so entrenched that cognitive reasoning is thrown out the door? I can’t believe that even die-hard Liberals can buy into your corrupted view of Conservative women.
Anonymous

Perhaps, caconservative, the crux of your problem lay in your inability to ‘believe.’
Michelle

Um, as a woman, he’s exactly right. I was going to say the same thing. We will vote for who we think will be the best candidate, regardless of gender or race. It’s libs that like identity politics, not Conservatives.
Dog, Bob Dog

Does not strike me as odd at all Zara given that 46% of republican voters in Iowa still believe Obama was not born in this country. The only thing that surprises me is the number isn’t higher. Oh, that and the results of the straw poll could not be confirmed due to the fact some of the straw had been eaten by the women taking the poll.
Anonymous

Bzzzt. Wrong. You will vote as your male counterparts tell you to vote. You will shut up as your male counterparts tell you to, you will do what you’re told, and you will like it.
Michelle

Haha, whatever dude.
Anonymous

A lot of Republican women were against the idea of having the right to vote and they believed they belonged in the kitchen and that they should be submissive to their husband. I guess it’s true the Republicans want to turn back the clock to 1891.
http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

Maybe Republicon women saw that Michelle Bachmann (self-proclaimed submissive wife), drop like a rock in her Presidential bid and just realized it’s not worth it and figured just to let the Republicon men do it??

After Sarah and Michelle, who could blame them??
Anonymous

Is this ridiculous Mediaite headline week? Women preferred the male candidates, not their gender. How many people does mediaite want to insult in one week?
Irish189

Can’t blame women for this, when your republican female candidates are bachmann and palin that tends to make folks nervous
Letty Cottin Pogrebin

I am not better in a feminist society – sorry, and that is not just because it is a man’s world either.
Mugabe

The liberals only like people like Mugabe and Enver Hohxa. I also would like to see everyone mainstreamed – why don’t the liberals work toward that instead of handing people a fish. I believe in empowerment, not victim/victimizer.
OSux

The poll also showed that 100% of homosexual males want a democrat president and 100% of heterosexual males want a republican president.
Dog, Bob Dog

Which poll is that, the one you Osuck on?
CarmanK

No, it has nothing to do with conservative values. Republican women are not independent of their males. They are the ones who want to be “supported in the manner, they are accustomed”. Republican women have failed on every issue to support women’s rights and pursuit of equality. Republican women who when in power, inevitably use it to become more entrenched in the good ole boys world instead of making life for women to follow. Republican women stand by, while their husbands and friends in Southern states take away their rights to health care choices, endanger the lives of their daughters by supporting PERSONHOOD STATUS OF AN EGG and obstruct the advancement of women in the work place by excusing the free market blindness to EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK. Republican women stand by and applaude as their spouses in power cut programs for the poor, the sick and the elderly, as they appease their consciences with DOING CHARITY WORK. Republican women support men for public office who continue to denigrate women. There is no christianity in the conservative values crowd today, and worst of all there is no heart.
Anonymous

What that pol means is that GOP women are four times more likely not to be lesbians.