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‘Childless cat ladies’ is a political catchphrase that doesn’t match reality − Democrats and Republicans have similar demographics and experiences when it comes to parenthood

  • Written by Laurel Elder, Professor of Political Science, Hartwick College
‘Childless cat ladies’ is a political catchphrase that doesn’t match reality − Democrats and Republicans have similar demographics and experiences when it comes to parenthoodRepublicans and Democrats tend to have children at around the same rates and ages and to view parenthood in a similar way.iStock / Getty Images Plus

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance infamously said in 2021that the Democratic Party is run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices...

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