Marital Honesty

This post comes from Global Consultants and Services Limited, a group of international tax planners with whom we share some mutual clients.  The story concerns Bill and Kathie Monroe, a City Council candidate and his wife. 

All may not be well in the Monroe household.  Husband Bill, a Democrat, was running for Winchester City Council and lost by a 112-111 vote.  In the aftermath of defeat, the marital conversation went like this:

Kathie: "Bill, you lost."
Bill: "Well, how much did I lose by?"
Kathie: "One."
Bill: "Get out of here."

In law-speak, there is a litigation term known as "asking one question too many."  Kathie then goes on to state the matrimonial political equivalent. 

Kathie: "And I didn't vote. Oh my God, look what I've done?"

There are two questions here.

1. Why, with as few as 223 ballot-casters, didn't she vote?

But far more importantly and the difference really between the sexes:

2. Why on earth would she admit to failing to vote in this situation?