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How much of a difference did women make in the May 6 primary n Guilford County?
Huge.
At least that's the verdict from the county's foremost cruncher of electoral statistics, former City Councilman Bill Burckley.
According to Burckley's analysis. 21,729 more women cast ballots than did men in Guilford County, a 16.82 percent spread.
Among black voters, 12,690 more women voted than men.
Was the huge women's turnout spurred by Obama and Clinton?
Burckley believes the school bonds on the ballot had as much, if not more, of a role. He says the bond proponents chose to target women voters with mailers because they tend to view school bonds more favorably.
Of course, Burckley is tooting his own horn when he says that, too. He worked as a consutant for the school bonds.
And he predicts that women voters won't turn out in similar numbers for the general election because there'll be no school bonds..
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