The new national survey by the Women’s Voices Women Vote Action Fund and Democracy Corps  makes clear that Obamacare is much more popular than previously known, with 58 percent of voters saying that lawmakers should implement and fix Obamacare rather than repeal it.

A new national survey conducted for Democracy Corps and the Women’s Voices Women’s Vote Action Fund shows an intense new majority for implementing and improving the Affordable Care Act. A minority of voters want to repeal or replace “Obamacare,” which has been the core demand of the Republicans in Congress who have shut down the government.

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A new national survey by the Women’s Voices Women Vote Action Fund and Democracy Corps shows unprecedented levels of support for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. The poll found that:

– By significant margins, voters want lawmakers to implement and fix the law, rather than repeal it.

Now that the new Affordable Care Act is in effect, unmarried women around the nation are starting to sample the different plans available through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Despite all the white noise surrounding the new insurance program, commonly called Obamacare, the benefits for unmarried women are undeniable.

The reality is that the new law will make health coverage less expensive and easier to obtain for millions of American women—and especially unmarried women. Starting this month, millions of American women can enroll in new, affordable insurance plans.

Need more evidence of the power of women to shape elections? Look no further than Virginia.

In a new Washington Post poll, Democrat Terry McAuliffe has taken a sizable lead over Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in the race to become the next governor of Virginia.

Today marks Constitution and Citizenship Day in America and, in the spirit of the holiday, the Women’s Voices Women Vote Action Fund offers this pop civics quiz on the most essential constitutional right of all—the right to vote:

1. Which southern state passed a notorious law this year requiring voter ID, restricting early voting, repealing same-day registration, and revoking policies that increase the participation of younger voters?

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North Carolina Senate President Phil Berger is running a television ad this week touting a new state law that will make it harder for people of color, seniors and low-income citizens to vote. “You need a photo ID to drive, cash a check, even to buy medicine.

Read this new piece on the Huffington Post by VPC founder Page Gardner, about Labor Day and the state of the economy for unmarried women:

I was reminded of the 1882 Labor Day parade when the U.S. Census Bureau last week released data on the current makeup of America’s families.

Read this new piece at the Huffington Post by WVWVAF founder Page Gardner, about Labor Day and the state of the economy for unmarried women:

I was reminded of the 1882 Labor Day parade when the U.S. Census Bureau last week released data on the current makeup of America’s families.

Sam Roberts at the New York Times takes a look at the latest census numbers, and the news confirms what we’ve been seeing from our own research—that women, and in particular unmarried women, are bearing the brunt of the recession. According to the census data, the proportion of single-mother households living below the poverty line and receiving food stamps (36%) is four times that of married households (9%).