Women: Arbiter of family values

A new study by EMILY's List says Republicans are losing support of women who helped them win the White House last year. The survey of 2,600 people provided the backbone of the study, "Women at the Center of Political Change" (view full report as PDF). It also said Democrats had opportunities among women voters, but needed to connect messages to real values of women.

According to EMILY'S List President Ellen R. Malcolm:

"There is a clear message from the women we spoke to: never stand between a woman and her desire to protect and care for her family. Republicans will continue to lose women if they fail to respect that women see themselves—not government or politicians—as the arbiter of family values. From the intrusion of government into private family decisions, the risk created by efforts to privatize Social Security, and the ‘my way or the highway’ foreign policy of the Bush administration -- the Republican’s own agenda has worked to turn women away from that party."