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    A New Survey Shows Paid Family Leave is Popular Across Party Lines ... So Why Isn't It Happening?

    by Audrey Goodson Kingo Aug 09, 2018 3 minutes
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    Paid family leave is a popular policy for red and blue voters alike.

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    Hey, politicos, want to pick a winning issue to campaign on this fall? Let us offer a suggestion: paid family leave.

    Don’t just take our word for it—admittedly we’re a little biased here at Working Mother. Heed the consensus of your constituents: A new national survey shows a whopping 84 percent of voters support a comprehensive national paid family and medical leave policy—and that support cuts across party lines.

    That’s right. Despite the that defines our time, paid family leave is

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