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As you so often do, about the difference between married women and single women, because pollsters tell us this is one of the fundamental divides in the american electorate that married women tend to vote republican. single women, who have soolives that are a little more fragile, they're on edge, a little more concerned that they might need the government's help at some point are much more likely to be democrats. and the challenge for democrats, and test is getting single women out to vote. >> i did notice that over the years. thank you so much, melinda h hendenberg. up next, george clooney ...

Getting that side of the political field ginned up for the election. but i agree with melinda, does it persuade independent-minded women in the middle who are probably more concerned about jobs and economic growth and maybe even the federal deficit. those are issues that i think are higher on the list of concerns for americans of both genders. >> you know the question in politics is always, do they care about people like me. there are two kinds of women, married women and unmarried women. i think i'm safe on that one. things change so rapidly. but let's say there's two kinds of women. single w...

We've seen the president's approval rating go up a bit in both polls, but not because of an increase in support among women. on the other hand, of course democrats rely on support from women. there's a big gender gap at the moment, and it's to the advantage to have democrats who are about 20 points ahead in the pew poll, obama 20 points ahead among women over romney. that's an advantage democrats certainly want to protect. >> melinda, it's astounding to me after all the talk on television, here especially, with respect to what happened after going after planned parenthood, right? >> right. >> ...