U.S. Women Want Out: Blame Trump, Not the Institutions Funding His Rise?
The survey reveals 40% of young women, double the rate of men, want to exit. Axios notes this 'surged right before President Trump's first term' and 'increased again' after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. What they fail to scrutinize is the consistent, documented influence of special interest money, like that from the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) which poured millions into conservative
campaigns, propping up the very political landscape driving these women away. For instance, Sheldon Adelson was a primary financial backer of Trump and the GOP's conservative judicial agenda, actively contributing to the environment that led to the Dobbs decision. It's fascinating how mainstream media can connect dots between sentiment and specific political outcomes (Trump, Dobbs) yet draw a
blank when it comes to the deep-pocketed donors and lobbying groups that funnel vast sums into shaping those outcomes. Perhaps linking women's despair to the dark money flowing through Washington—$2.8 billion in dark money since 2008, much of it into conservative judicial appointments—is just 'too political' for a 'news' organization.