Women could spell trouble for the GOP

the growing schism between the Republican Party’s ascendant right wing and its shrinking moderate core has clear gender undertones — and Scozzafava’s departure raises fresh questions about the GOP’s ability to recruit, elect and even tolerate the sort of moderate women who used to be part of its ruling mainstream. Full Story »

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Michael Todd
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by Michael Todd - Nov. 9, 2009

The underlying question from this piece is certainly worthy of exploration, but trying to ride this horse based on the Scozzafava race seems pretty sketchy to start. Plus, with Palin and Bachmann as two of the poster children for the conservatives, there needs to be more than anecdotal material to support the thesis that there's "clear gender overtones" to the scuffling.

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