At the Washington Examiner, Tim Carney says the conventional view of Rick Santorum–that he has a problem with women voters–contradicts the facts. Carney says the claim is “rooted in bad math,” citing a New York Times blogger who notes that Santorum trailed Romney among women in Arizona by 17 points:
Santorum does poorly among women in states where he does poorly among all voters. In Arizona, “Romney carried female voters by 17 percentage points,” according to Rosenthal’s exit polls, but guess what — Romney carried all voters by 20 percentage points.
In other words, Santorum did better among women — by far — than among men, and this blogger concludes that Santorum has a woman problem. The truth is the opposite.
In other words, Santorum did better among women — by far — than among men, and this blogger concludes that Santorum has a woman problem. The truth is the opposite.
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