HOW SHOULD KERRY TALK TO WOMEN?

John Kerry has a new worry: women. Though Democrats have held a traditional advantage among female voters, Kerry seems to have lost that edge. A New York Times/CBS News poll released last week found Kerry's lead of 52% to 40% among women voters in July has turned into a George W. Bush lead of 48% to 43%. Conventional wisdom says Kerry should start talking about issues like education and health care, which presumably matter a lot to soccer moms. But senior aides to Kerry tell TIME that when they asked Democratic women activists last week what topics he should cover at...

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