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"All the single ladies are throwing their support behind one candidate--well not all of &amp;#39;em, but hot damn, it&amp;#39;s hard to see that phase without tossing in a Beyonc\u00E9 reference on a Glamour blog, so you&amp;#39;ll have to forgive my inaccuracy. Anyway, according to Qunnipiac University poll results, one candidate holds almost a 2-1 advantage among single women voters. Think you know who it is?\nPinterestFacebookCHICAGO - NOVEMBER 04: Democratic president elect Senator Barack Obama gives his victory speech in Grant Park on November 4, 2008 in Chicago. (Photo by Paul Morigi/WireImage)\nPHOTO: WireImageIt&amp;#39;s President Obama. The poll findings, reported by Kristin Jensen on Bloomberg.com, revealed that single women give the current President the thumbs up by a margin of 60 percent to GOP candidate Mitt Romney&amp;#39;s 31 percent. A point of comparison: The study gauged the nation&amp;#39;s overall split with Obama at 46 percent support, Romney 43 percent.\nSo, what&amp;#39;s the deal? Social issues are making the biggest impact, according to Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute (they&amp;#39;re the ones who conducted the poll). He told Bloomberg.com:\n\n&amp;quot;Married voters are more likely to focus on the economy and health care, while single voters are more focused on issues such as gay rights and reproductive issues,&amp;quot; Brown said in an e-mailed statement accompanying the poll, conducted July 1-8.\n\n\nHere&amp;#39;s some food for thought, too: The article mentions that unmarried people in general lean towards supporting &amp;quot;Obama 54 percent to 34 percent, while married people back Romney 51 percent to 38 percent.&amp;quot;\nI&amp;#39;m not surprised that this is making the biggest splash; just look how our conversations around reproductive rights and same-sex marriage have riled-up you ladies. Now, I&amp;#39;m the first to admit that I live in a Northeastern city with a reputation for being, well, a little left-leaning, and my friend group is highly-concentrated with Obama supporters. However, I&amp;#39;m out talking to people with all sorts of political opinions all day--including you--and thinking about the single women I speak to, these findings are fairly reflective of what I&amp;#39;ve seen.\nDoes this poll reflect what you&amp;#39;ve seen: Do your single friends favor one candidate more consistently than another? What about you? Are social issues the biggest factor to sway your support?\nYou want more Election 2012? You got it, girl:\n5 Things You Don&amp;#39;t Know About the Obamas&amp;#39; Marriage\nLatinas, You&amp;#39;re a BIG Deal...Especially In November, and Here&amp;#39;s Why\nGuess Who Said Everything &amp;quot;Went Down Hill&amp;quot; When Women Got the Right to Vote?\nPhoto: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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