WASHINGTON - The direction America takes November 6th will be determined by the women's vote, election polls are indicating. Men have made their decisions and it's the all-important independent women who have yet to decide. Fox News reported Sunday that overwhelmingly, women over 50 are voting for Mitt Romney and women 30 and under are siding with Barack Obama. Women in the 30 to 49 year age bracket are the ones campaigns are focused on to grab presidential victory. From an Associated Press story: Obama trying to hold off Romney with women voters
President Barack Obama has been wearing a pink wristband in recognition of breast cancer awareness month and his challenger, Mitt Romney, donned a pink ribbon on his shirt during a factory stop in Ohio.
The symbolic gestures are part of a determined competition in the campaign's closing weeks for suburban and working women who could help determine the winner in a series of toss-up states. Women have emerged as the pivotal voting bloc in the aftermath of the second presidential debate, where Obama and Romney sparred over contraceptives and pay inequality and Romney spoke about reviewing "binders full of women" as governor when he sought to diversify his Massachusetts administration. Some national polls suggest Obama's longstanding edge with female voters is narrowing, prompting both sides to make an all-out blitz for women.
