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Women favor Gore on health care issues

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August 21, 2000


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New York. When it comes to health care, women voters give the nod to Al Gore over his rival George W. Bush, according to a poll released Monday by the non-partisan Kaiser Family Foundation.

The poll of more than 1,000 potential voters showed also nine out of 10 women ranked health care as a high priority when deciding whom to vote for in November.

According to the poll, more than 40 percent of women said they trusted Gore on the health issues that mattered to them personally, compared with 30 percent favoring Bush.

However, the lines are drawn equally when it comes to male opinions on the subject.

The researchers found that male voters were spilt down the middle over which candidate would perform best on health care issues.

Overall, both men and women feel that the candidates are not spending enough time on issues related to women’s health.

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