Candidate comments on women highlight gender politics

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Republican presidential candidates from left, Jim Gilmore, Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Carly Fiorina, and George Pataki take the stage for a pre-debate forum at the Quicken Loans Arena, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. Seven of the candidates have not qualified for the primetime debate.
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With Hillary Clinton poised to be the Democratic nominee for president, more attention is being placed on women voters then ever before.

But polls have shown that women don't overwhelmingly vote for other women, and are actually much more likely to vote for men. MPR News' Kerri Miller and guests examine the role that gender plays in politics.

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