Sandy : Iowa , Romney working together after Susan Carroll resonated for women voters . She says it 's because women motivated by different things -- like cooperation -- than men . She says women voters sent message . But in the Senate race the majority of women voted for Democrat Claire McCaskill , while only about a third voted for Republican Todd Akin , who in a discussion of his no-exceptions policy on abortion , said in a televised interview in August that `` if it 's a legitimate rape , the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down . '' Second , they want strong social safety net . Carroll : Women reject extremism , particularly on reproduction , want problem-solving leaders .
Sandy : Iowa , Romney working together after Susan Carroll resonated for women voters . She says it 's because women motivated by different things -- like cooperation -- than men . She says women voters sent message . Second , they want strong social safety net . Carroll : Women reject extremism , particularly on reproduction , want problem-solving leaders .