Andi Ortiz
Thu, November 3, 2022
Things got heated between Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin on Thursday’s episode of “The View,” after Hostin compared white, suburban women who vote Republican this year to “roaches voting for raid.”
Hostin’s words came as the women discussed the upcoming midterms during Hot Topics, and Farah Griffin predicted a “red wave” actually coming to fruition. But what Hostin was most surprised by was the latest polling in regard to abortion. She noted that, despite being anti-abortion herself, these women appear to be poised to “vote against their own self-interest.”
“I read a poll just yesterday that white, Republican, suburban women are now going to vote Republican,” Hostin marveled. “It’s almost like roaches voting for Raid, right?”
Hostin went on to question if female Republicans actually “want to live in Gilead” from “The Handmaid’s Tale.” At that, host Alyssa Farah Griffin got visibly upset and disagreed, calling Hostin’s words “insulting to the voter.”
“Do we love democracy or not?” Farah Griffin shot back. “Because, just saying that, it’s insulting to the voter. People will make their decisions based on what’s right for their family. And the idea that you should have a say for everyone else’s vote….”
Farah Griffin went on to press Hostin about her thoughts on this, considering she is anti-abortion. And to that, Hostin returned to her regular response, saying that just because she doesn’t believe in abortion because of her religion, doesn’t mean she has the right to force that idea onto other women.
Host Sara Haines eventually chimed in, noting that she’s not too surprised that abortion isn’t the top issue for Republican women, considering election deniers are the main issue for her. “Everyone has a priority list,” she said.
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More than half of white suburban women think the U.S. is already in recession: WSJ poll
Published: Nov. 2, 2022
Fifty-four percent of white suburban women think the U.S. is in a recession and nearly three in four believe the economy is heading in the wrong direction, a new Wall Street Journal poll conducted Oct. 22-26 found.
The key voting bloc has high turnout rates and can play a decisive role in elections, helping fuel Democrats’ House win in 2018. Of those surveyed, 85% of white suburban women said they were very motivated to vote in the Nov. 8 midterms.
Most economists predict a recession is due by next year, as MarketWatch has reported.
The economy grew at an annual 2.6% pace in the third quarter of this year, rebounding from two consecutive declines in the first half of the year that ignited debate about whether the U.S. had already sunk into a recession.
The biggest issue driving white suburban women to the polls is rising prices, with it being the top priority to 34% of respondents. Twenty-eight percent listed threats to democracy as their number one priority, while another 16% cited the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The poll found increasing support for Republicans among this group, with white suburban women now favoring Republicans for Congress by 15 points — marking a 27-point rightward shift since the same poll was conducted in August.
Suburban white women’s feelings about the economy saw a similar drop since the August poll, with the number of respondents who said the U.S. is in a recession or that the economy is heading in the wrong direction up by 11 and 15-points respectively.
The survey comes as the U.S. economy has grappled with soaring inflation that has caused prices for gas, groceries and more to increase.
See: Why did inflation surge to a 40-year high? Here are 4 causes of the worst monetary-policy mistake in years.
The majority of white suburban women (55%) favored Republicans’ handling of inflation and 50% said Republicans have a better economic plan, compared to 24% and 35% who favored Democrats respectively.
The poll surveyed 1,500 registered voters, and the sample of white suburban women has a margin of error of +/-5.7% or 8% on some of the policy questions.
Read: Midterm elections: Republicans’ chances for taking control of Senate rebound to 46%, a level last seen about 8 weeks ago
And see: Democrats likely to lose more than 20 House seats in midterm elections, Cook Political Report editor says
White suburban women have 'significantly shifted' support from Dems to GOP, poll finds
Brigid Kennedy, Staff Writer
Wed, November 2, 2022
Two white women walk on the grass in the suburbs. Roberto Westbrook/Getty images.
White suburban women have "significantly shifted" their support from Democrats to the GOP in the remaining days of the 2022 midterm elections thanks to "rising concerns over the economy and inflation," The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, according to its latest poll.
The Journal's findings indicate that white suburban women, a key voting bloc that helped Democrats take the House in 2018, "now favor Republicans for Congress by 15 percentage points, moving 27 percentage points away from Democrats since the Journal's August poll." Further, the Journal notes, the data suggests voters are less fired up about abortion rights than they were back in June, when the Supreme Court first overturned Roe v. Wade (1973).
In regards to the economy, white suburban women don't appear too optimistic: per the poll, 54 percent believe the U.S. is already in a recession, while 74 percent believe the economy is headed in the wrong direction, the Journal reports. Such perceptions are also "substantially" worse than those of the Journal's most recent prior survey.
Rising prices were top of mind, as well, with 34 percent of the group citing the issue as their number one priority this election cycle.
"It's absolutely true that these women have shifted their gaze more on the economy than abortion," Democratic pollster Molly Murphy told the Journal. Reproductive rights are still a concern, but "they think we're in a recession. A majority are feeling financial strain in this economy."
The Wall Street Journal poll surveyed 1,500 registered voters by phone and text between Oct. 22-26. The smaller sample of white surburban women has a margin of error of +/- 5.7 percentage points "or 8 percentage points on some of the policy questions."
By Katherine Huggins
House Republicans are favored to retake control of the chamber following the midterm elections on Nov. 8.
House Republicans are favored to retake control of the chamber following the midterm elections on Nov. 8.
Fifty-four percent of white suburban women think the U.S. is in a recession and nearly three in four believe the economy is heading in the wrong direction, a new Wall Street Journal poll conducted Oct. 22-26 found.
The key voting bloc has high turnout rates and can play a decisive role in elections, helping fuel Democrats’ House win in 2018. Of those surveyed, 85% of white suburban women said they were very motivated to vote in the Nov. 8 midterms.
Most economists predict a recession is due by next year, as MarketWatch has reported.
The economy grew at an annual 2.6% pace in the third quarter of this year, rebounding from two consecutive declines in the first half of the year that ignited debate about whether the U.S. had already sunk into a recession.
The biggest issue driving white suburban women to the polls is rising prices, with it being the top priority to 34% of respondents. Twenty-eight percent listed threats to democracy as their number one priority, while another 16% cited the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The poll found increasing support for Republicans among this group, with white suburban women now favoring Republicans for Congress by 15 points — marking a 27-point rightward shift since the same poll was conducted in August.
Suburban white women’s feelings about the economy saw a similar drop since the August poll, with the number of respondents who said the U.S. is in a recession or that the economy is heading in the wrong direction up by 11 and 15-points respectively.
The survey comes as the U.S. economy has grappled with soaring inflation that has caused prices for gas, groceries and more to increase.
See: Why did inflation surge to a 40-year high? Here are 4 causes of the worst monetary-policy mistake in years.
The majority of white suburban women (55%) favored Republicans’ handling of inflation and 50% said Republicans have a better economic plan, compared to 24% and 35% who favored Democrats respectively.
The poll surveyed 1,500 registered voters, and the sample of white suburban women has a margin of error of +/-5.7% or 8% on some of the policy questions.
Read: Midterm elections: Republicans’ chances for taking control of Senate rebound to 46%, a level last seen about 8 weeks ago
And see: Democrats likely to lose more than 20 House seats in midterm elections, Cook Political Report editor says
White suburban women have 'significantly shifted' support from Dems to GOP, poll finds
Brigid Kennedy, Staff Writer
Wed, November 2, 2022
Two white women walk on the grass in the suburbs. Roberto Westbrook/Getty images.
White suburban women have "significantly shifted" their support from Democrats to the GOP in the remaining days of the 2022 midterm elections thanks to "rising concerns over the economy and inflation," The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, according to its latest poll.
The Journal's findings indicate that white suburban women, a key voting bloc that helped Democrats take the House in 2018, "now favor Republicans for Congress by 15 percentage points, moving 27 percentage points away from Democrats since the Journal's August poll." Further, the Journal notes, the data suggests voters are less fired up about abortion rights than they were back in June, when the Supreme Court first overturned Roe v. Wade (1973).
In regards to the economy, white suburban women don't appear too optimistic: per the poll, 54 percent believe the U.S. is already in a recession, while 74 percent believe the economy is headed in the wrong direction, the Journal reports. Such perceptions are also "substantially" worse than those of the Journal's most recent prior survey.
Rising prices were top of mind, as well, with 34 percent of the group citing the issue as their number one priority this election cycle.
"It's absolutely true that these women have shifted their gaze more on the economy than abortion," Democratic pollster Molly Murphy told the Journal. Reproductive rights are still a concern, but "they think we're in a recession. A majority are feeling financial strain in this economy."
The Wall Street Journal poll surveyed 1,500 registered voters by phone and text between Oct. 22-26. The smaller sample of white surburban women has a margin of error of +/- 5.7 percentage points "or 8 percentage points on some of the policy questions."
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