Will Women's Vote Save Blumenthal and Other Dems?

NEW HAVEN -- On a day of get-out-the-vote rallies, U.S. Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro met with female activists Sunday to tell them they are key to Democratic chances on Nov. 2.

Polling is showing a huge gender gap as women are strongly favoring Democrats, even in the Senate contest, where Blumenthal's opponent, Linda McMahon, is trying to become the state's first woman in the Senate.

"You're the ones who are going to get the job done," Blumenthal said. "You're going to be the margin of victory -- your voices, your calls, your talking to neighbors. You are going to be the margin of victory."

Among women, he leads McMahon by a 2-to-1 margin.

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