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10 Races That May Hinge on “The War on Women”  by Joshua Holland 

As a coherent and consistent political narrative, “the war on women” is relatively new. But the underlying tension between conservative religious beliefs and women’s access to reproductive health care — including legal abortion without overly burdensome regulation and insurance coverage for contraceptives — is not.

Nor is the gender-gap in American politics. In 2012, Barack Obama took advantage of a record 20-point gap between men and women, but similar gaps have been apparent since the rise of the religious right as a force in American politics, as this chart by Nate Silver illustrates:

The Democratic advantage is most pronounced among...

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