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Women are the majority among American voters and are more likely to go to the polls than men. In this year’s pick, Joe Biden has an advantage between them.
The female vote was decisive for Donald Trump’s victory in 2016. Now, in 2020, a good part of this electorate has changed sides. Women like retired Lori McCommon, passionate about freedom, preferably riding a two-wheeled companion. But, on the eve of the elections, he is afraid of losing what he loves most.
“Little by little, Trump took away our freedoms. I am afraid of losing even the freedom to choose a president,” he says.
Lori, who lives in Wisconsin, voted for Donald Trump worried about illegal immigration. But he regretted it and, this year, decided to vote for Democrat Joe Biden.
“Covid is one of the main reasons, but it also has children separated from their parents at the border and the fact that Trump does not respect our military,” he says.
The largest poll ever conducted on the female vote shows that Lori is not alone. Among Republicans, 25% will vote for Biden. Counting all Americans, Biden has a nearly 11-point lead. The only ones who remain loyal to Trump are white women without a college degree, with a difference of 21 points.
Women like businesswoman Jennifer Nixon, who lives in Florida and is going to vote for Trump because she thinks he is honest and has kept campaign promises like tax cuts.
“He’s also strong on law and order. And we need the police to be safe,” Jennifer says, repeating an argument used by the Trump campaign.
Jennifer believes that no country knew how to combat the pandemic. And while the data shows that this is not the case, she thinks the United States only recorded more cases and more deaths because it has a larger population.
“After November 5, we will no longer hear about Covid. I think it is a political virus,” he says.
Exactly 100 years ago, women went to the polls for the first time in America. In 1980, they became the majority of the electorate. Today, they represent 55% of American voters. And, in a country where voting is not compulsory, they are also the ones who go to the polls the most.
Lauren Leaders, president of the largest American organization to encourage the female vote, says turnout is expected to increase further in 2020.
“Trump’s victory was so shocking that it changed the position of women in the political process and they began to participate more in elections. Women see voting as essential to protect their families and the future of the country. It is much more. than a civic duty ”, he evaluates.
After six years in the Air Force, Sarah Moser swapped the cockpit for a much more spacious one that leads through the cornfield in Ohio. From a traditional Republican family, this time he will not vote for the party’s candidate.
“I’m not just going to vote against Trump. I’m going to vote for Biden. He believes in the values of family and work. Today, I am ashamed of America, I want to be proud of my country again,” he says.
Nurse Lynn Schmidt, who lives in Missouri, was once a Republican delegate, but now she chose Biden because she dreams of a less divided country.
“Biden will try to unite us. Trump was incompetent and narcissistic even in response to the coronavirus. Biden will listen to the experts. This is the most important thing to me,” he says.
The union is also one of Lori’s reasons for switching sides.
“We are the United States of America, not the Divided States of America. Ultimately, it is women who will vote to remove Trump from government,” she says.
