Extraordinary Gender Gaps 2012

According to the New York Times yesterday, if only women voted, President Obama would be on track for a landslide re-election, equaling or exceeding his margin of victory over Senator McCain in 2008. On the flip side, if only men voted, President Obama would be defeated by Mitt Romney.

I find this to be extremely interesting. It is also interesting because most pollsters state that social issues matter in the gender gap, but the real big dividing lines are what government should be doing for the poor, the elderly and the size of safety net.

So how can our society be so split? And how will these figures impact the election?

--Krystal