Why women are edging toward Bush By Linda Feldmann, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

A growing group of ‘security moms’ puts national safety at the top of their list, weakening a traditionally Democratic base. …

[D]ata show the traditional breakdown between men and women. The latest American Research Group poll shows Bush beating Kerry 51 percent to 42 percent among men, while Kerry beats Bush 50 percent to 42 percent among women.

But no Democrats are resting easy, as long as some polls show Kerry with trouble retaining women’s votes. They know that in a race that remains close, they must turn out their base voters – and that there’s little margin for error. According to Lake, 66 percent of undecideds are women.