In today’s rundown: How women and men are expected to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. Plus, star power is in town to push for a national women’s history museum.
— According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the recession ended in June of 2009. However, since then, the U.S. has lost more jobs than it added. The New York Times reports that many measure of economic activity have improved, except for payrolls.
— With midterm elections coming up in November, a new poll shows that women are expected to vote very differently from men. The poll found that 36 percent of women said they’d vote Republican while 43 percent said they’d vote Democrat. The numbers were nearly reversed for men. The poll also suggested that men were more likely to vote in November because they report being angrier, while women were more likely to report feeling hopeless.
— Tonight actress Meryl Streep, Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Carolyn Maloney will be at a fundraising dinner to support the creation of a National Women’s History Museum on the National Mall. A vote on the museum, which would be at 12th & Independence, SW, is pending in the Senate. Click here for details.
