Single women should stop voting for Democrats because they need to ‘settle down’ in marriage, Fox News host Jesse Watters Incredibly prompted on national television on Thursday.
“Single women and voters under 40 have been ‘trapped’ by the Democrats,” Watters complained after the Republicans’ disappointing midterm elections.
“We need these women to get married. It’s time to fall in love and settle down. Put your rings on, guys,” he urged.
As Watters was sharing his wisdom, a fox Cylon at the bottom of the screen warned that “young single women overwhelmingly vote Democrat.”
According to Fox figures, 68% of unmarried women voted Democrat (31% voted Republican) and only 42% of married women voted Democrat (56% voted Republican).
a Dominance of other polls Over the years, the majority of women overall tend to vote Democrat.
women too turn out to vote at a higher rate than men. In CNN’s mid-exit poll, Women made up 52% of voters and just 48% of men.That means women accounted for more than 60 million of the estimated 116 million votes cast. According to exit polls, 53% of those women vote for Democrats.
Now the situation is more dramatic, with abortion restricted and may soon even be given the right to receive contraception.
It wasn’t just “economy, idiot”, it was abortion. ” The Brookings Institution noted in its postmortem observation of the midterm elections. Female voter registrations in many states reportedly surged after the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.
As for Watters’ own married life, she gave a spooky talk on Fox earlier this year. Deliberately deflate a tire Of his love interest Emma DeJovin’s car, who was the producer of his show, he was able to offer her a ride. She jumped right in.
Watters was married to his first wife, Noel Ingsiat, at the time. Filed for divorce over DeGiovineWatters later married DeJovine.
Critics on Twitter had some thoughts on Watters’ ideas on how to “calm down” women.
This article originally appeared on huff post and updated.