fight for women's vctes defines race
(of course, the fight to control women is of absolutely no significance when compared to realllly important issues, like the jobs the repukes are blocking at every step. or hoping we won't notice that akin is not just some nut, but a representative of the views of the party)
Fight for women's vote defines presidential race
ARVADA, Colo. (AP) — A nation at war, crippling joblessness and a looming budget standoff that could wreck the economy have been overshadowed in recent days by an issue that polls show doesn't even crack voters' lists of top 10 concerns: abortion.
Missouri Republican Todd Akin's comment that women who were victims of "legitimate rape" rarely become pregnant touched off furious maneuvering by Republicans and Democrats alike, the latest iteration of a campaign that has been driven by both sides' need to court a small slice of the American electorate. Several hundred thousand independent suburban women will play an outsized role in deciding whether President Barack Obama keeps his job.
The issue reverberated Sunday, on the eve of the Republican convention, as Mitt Romney accused Obama's campaign of sinking to a sad low by trying to link the GOP candidate to Akin's statements about rape and abortion.
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The charges and countercharges reflect an ongoing political skirmish that shows no signs of letting up about two months before Election Day. While suburban women are always a sought-after demographic in presidential campaigns — 10 million more women than men voted in 2008 — both sides agree that this campaign has been marked by an unusual intensity of debate over women's issues, particularly reproductive rights.
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