Hanna Rosin : The women 's vote did not turn out to be historic in this election . Rosin : It was a very close race, and the margin of victory for Obama is smaller than it would have been if he had won by more than 2 points. For example , we elected a record number of women to the Senate , she says . Rosin : On this , women won handily . We will debate less about women 's image and more about their actual policies .
Hanna Rosin : The women 's vote did not turn out to be historic in this election . Rosin : It was a very close race, and the margin of victory for Obama is smaller than it would have been if he had won by more than 2 points. For example , we elected a record number of women to the Senate , she says . Rosin : We will debate less about women 's image and more about their actual policies .