Women are 'less effective in politics than men', 1 in 5 democratic and independent male voters say in poll
Source: Newsweek
More than three-quarters of Democrats say gender and sexism factored into Hillary Clinton's 2016 election loss and a significant percentage of left-leaning male voters still don't trust a woman to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020.
One-in-five (20 percent) of U.S. men who lean toward the Democratic Party or independents said they agreed with the statement women are "less effective in politics than men," according to a new Ipsos public opinion poll conducted for The Daily Beast. Although a wide range of recent polls show Republican-leaning men are far less concerned than Democrats over whether there are enough women in top political offices, the Ipsos poll responses suggest Democratic candidates including Senators Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand and Kamala Harris will have a harder time convincing voters they can beat Trump in the general election.
Click here to read the full article published by Newsweek on 17 June 2019.
More than three-quarters of Democrats say gender and sexism factored into Hillary Clinton's 2016 election loss and a significant percentage of left-leaning male voters still don't trust a woman to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020.
One-in-five (20 percent) of U.S. men who lean toward the Democratic Party or independents said they agreed with the statement women are "less effective in politics than men," according to a new Ipsos public opinion poll conducted for The Daily Beast. Although a wide range of recent polls show Republican-leaning men are far less concerned than Democrats over whether there are enough women in top political offices, the Ipsos poll responses suggest Democratic candidates including Senators Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand and Kamala Harris will have a harder time convincing voters they can beat Trump in the general election.
Click here to read the full article published by Newsweek on 17 June 2019.