Dang, I knew SUVs had something to do with it too- that's why I was confused- I thought liberals didn't like SUVs. This is an interesting social dynamic for me and it is odd to be behind on my own culture like this but a novelty as well. When did all this come about? I had never heard of a 'soccer mom' 12 years ago in the States. What was the driving factor behind this phenomenom?
I had sort of got the half a$$ed/light hearted theory that sometime in the 1990s, Bill Clinton had decreed to middle class-yuppie women "Thou shalt vote for me and thou shalt make thy children play soccer". That was the only thing that would explain why the people on Free Republic dislike the soccer moms. Oddly enough, the liberals criticize the soccer mom sometimes too, so that was even more confusing for me- they seemed to have reached that special "Jewish Status" of being a people everyone hates.
If anybody else has any more info on soccer moms and their habits (their dietary requirements, mating rituals, which caliber is likely to bring 'em down- that sort of thing) please let me know. I don't want to be the only guy on this forum who doesn't understand this species.
George W. Bush appealed to this subset of the females by espousing 'Compassionate Conservatism' and stongly talking about education in his campaign. Al Gore was caught lying about founding the Internet, going on Emergency Rescue trips he never really was on, saying how he loved being a tobacco farmer when his sister died of cancer. (and never really recovered-although his advisors tried to dress him up as a 'macho man' )
Bush is said to be doing well by this group in 2004 as long as the Terror issue still has impact in the Heartland.