I'm recalling a cute gal from one of my economics classes at Kent State who one evening was packing a NPR book bag and a Planned Parenthood coffee mug. I recall having to stop myself from laughing at the walking stereotype of the liberal intelligentsia woman.
She might not be quite as liberal two decades later (the class was circa 1991), but she wouldn't be a prime candidate to vote for Rick Santorum barring a sea-change in ideology.
That's the "woman" that Santorum will have problems with, but there are other gals who might appreciate old-school morality rather than if-it-feels-good-be-protected-while-doing-it preached from the Church of PP pulpits. If Democrats can beat Santorum like a light bag in these precincts, Santorum can counter-punch in blue-collar churchgoing areas.
Note that Santorum is outperforming Romney at present in head-to-heads against Obama (yes, only 1% better) and was barely behind Romney's pace in other polls. If he's losing centrist secular women hand over fist, he's winning something back to make up for it.
The media and pundits know more of the AAUW crowd than the blue-collar churchgoers, so this story plays better among the intelligentsia.
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