Are Women the New Swing State?

With a Republican upset of the Democratic control likely in the election, candidates of both parties are scrambling to connect with voters.

In the media's scramble to cover every angle of this position it's seems there's one vote that may be up for grabs. The women vote.

In a recent article, the Washington Post said that while women are typically more likely to vote Democrat, they may be more susceptible to change in this election given the recent discouraging economic news.

However, this doesn't necessarily mean that the Republicans can count on the W-vote on election day. A few weeks ago, the New York Times released an article saying that the populist anger expressed at President Obama's administration is predominantly male with women less likely to rush out to the polls to overturn Democratic control.

There was one word both articles used to describe women; despairing. Both articles pointed out that women are less likely to vote come November 2 for the sheer reason of being burnt out on terrible economic news. This has also manifested in one writer's plea on the blog Politics Daily, for women to  turn out and vote Democrat.

One thing's for sure. Though it's tempting to curl up in a ball and never turn on the TV again, rise above it. As people of a democratic nation, all men and women have a duty to vote.

Even if it's a decision between the lesser of two evils, make the choice.