EMILY's List donors hear of Republican Party's 'war on women'

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/fundraising/197703--emilys-list-donors-hear-of-war-on-women

EMILY's List donors hear of Republican Party's 'war on women'
By Josh Lederman - 12/07/11 06:00 AM ET


The Republican Party has launched a war on women, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said Tuesday, flanked by five of her female Senate colleagues at a fundraiser for Democratic female candidates.

Republican efforts to curtail family planning and infertility treatment, and to repeal clean air regulations that protect pregnant women and others, have created a dire need for a stronger voice in the Senate representing women's needs, Boxer told donors for EMILY's List, a PAC that supports Democratic women who favor abortion rights.

"The best way to fight back in this war is to elect more women, and these women have stepped up to the plate," she said.

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EMILY's List has already launched aggressive fundraising and advocacy efforts on behalf of both House and Senate candidates it has endorsed for the 2012 cycle. The group has poured major dollars into the campaign of Elizabeth Warren, and signalled its intention on Monday to start airing ads in Massachusetts to boost her Senate candidacy.

The group has also taken a prominent role in supporting Suzanne Bonamici, the Democratic nominee in a special House race in Oregon coming up in January. On the Senate side, the PAC is lending its support to Democratic Reps. Tammy Baldwin (Wis.) and Shelley Berkley (Nev.). Both are making runs for the upper chamber and joined Boxer and others Tuesday for the fundraiser.

The Susan B. Anthony List, a group that supports candidates who oppose abortion, has made clear it plans to push the opposite agenda in the upcoming elections. The group rolled out its first slate of House endorsements for the cycle on Tuesday.

[SpiralHawk]

1. just a facet of the Republicon war on the environment, the poor, children,

people who tell the truth, and -- in general -- honesty, decency, and integrity

[DCKit]

2. Yeah, but that old "protect the fetus, fuck 'em once they're born"...

is getting old with even the faithful.

However, that's something we should question every damn time - "What charities do you support or fund that take care of children?"