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Politicians know they need women to win elections.  We vote more than men.  And since the majority of women become mothers by the time they’re in their forties, that means politicians need moms.

Now, you’d think in light of that, they’d pay a little more attention to us in the political down times.  As our husbands know, wooing is a very important part of any good relationship!  But even with the wooing, I’d like to see them stop with the name calling.  No, it’s never really been anything bad, but candidates often feel the need to put labels on mothers who vote.  As we head into the pre-Super Tuesday part of the 2012 presidential campaign, what kind of mother do you think you are when it comes to the issues?  Do any of these labels fit?

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Politicians know that women -- especially moms -- are the voters they need to woo to win an election. Moms might be too busy to focus on 3,457 debates, but they know the issues and they take voting seriously. Sadly, moms started getting labeled for ease of discussion. One of the first shorthand references for mothers as a voting bloc was the infamous "soccer mom" -- suburban, middle class white moms too busy shuttling kids to soccer and other after-school activities to be truly focused on the issues. Image via Joanne Bamberger

Joanne Bamberger writes the blog PunditMom, and is the author of Mothers of Intention: How Women and Social Media are Revolutionizing Politics in America (on sale now at Amazon!), a bipartisan look at how women online will be a force to be reckoned with in the 2012 election!  Follow her on Twitter and Facebook!

What Kind of Mother Are You?