Republicans are winning over women with surge of females backing GOP to win Congress

Republicans are now tied with Democrats among women voters, a new poll shows, introducing a surprising twist into the midterm elections.

Women have long been an essential component of the Democratic Party's base, and the party's declaration that the GOP is at war with women has gone a long way to set back the opposing political party with female voters.

An Associated Press-GfK poll released on Tuesday has 44 percent of women choosing the Republican Party to lead Congress while 42 percent stuck by the Democratic Party.

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