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applegrove

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Thu Aug 23, 2012, 09:59 PM Aug 2012

"Poll: Female voters say Romney 'out of step' on women's health issues"

Poll: Female voters say Romney 'out of step' on women's health issues

By Sam Baker

http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/politics-elections/244981-poll-female-voters-say-romney-out-of-step

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By a 20-point margin, women surveyed in the Planned Parenthood Action Fund poll said Romney is "out of step" on women's issues. That number increased as women heard "specific information about Romney's on-the-record statements about women's preventive and reproductive health," the Hart polling memo says.

After hearing those descriptions, 64 percent of respondents said Romney is out of step.

President Obama had a 13-point advantage over Romney, which grew to 22 points after women heard a description of Romney's positions.

“It comes as no surprise that the more women learn about Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s record and positions on women’s health, the more appalled they are. Politics has no place in a woman’s personal medical decisions. Women voters believe that, and in November their votes will reflect it,” said Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

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