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Mrs. "Julia" to Romney's Rescue

5/24/12 4:32pm by @erica_holloway
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"Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country." -- Margaret Thatcher Ms. Thatcher knew her game well. Women gave the American political theater one heck of a thrashing over the last year. We've even managed to get the presidential candidates down on bended knees begging for our votes. You've got to hand it to the candidates -- they try hard. Lately, it's Gov. Mitt Romney who's making the inroads.  Read more >

Cory Booker is the Distraction From Obama’s Real Issues: Romney’s Business History at Bain

5/22/12 10:59am by Grace Hwang Lynch
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Cory Booker

It IS about the economy, Cory Booker and everyone else. Recently, the Obama campaign went on the offensive, with the angle that Mitt Romney’s business success doesn’t necessarily translate into best practices for the government. The Obama camp released a series of Romney Economics videos focusing on the real people who lost their jobs –- and entire towns brought to a standstill -- when Romney’s private equity firm, Bain Capital, bought out and liquidated local businesses such as the Ampad paper factory in Marion, Indiana.  Read more >

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On Gay Rights, Romney Should Look to Republican Women

5/16/12 1:28pm by Casey Pick
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Image courtesy Log Cabin Republicans

Republican women don’t get enough credit for promoting LGBT equality.  Read more >

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I'll Take Obama's Symbolic Gesture, Thank You Very Much!

5/10/12 10:53am by Polly Pagenhart
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Lesbian Dad civil marriage San Francisco, July, 2008.

Pundits and analysts are actively working over yesterday's statement by President Obama that "same-sex couples should be able to get married." It was calculated! It was a cynical attempt to recoup lost demographics he needs to get elected! He just wants to motivate a lackluster base!  Read more >

(Interview) Log Cabin Republicans: Obama's Playing Politics With LGBT Families

5/9/12 5:32pm by @erica_holloway
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Obama supports gay marriage (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/ZUMAPRES

Just moments after President Barack Obama made the Twittersphere explode over his announcement in support of marriage equality on ABC, the three-decade-old Log Cabin Republicans sent out this tweet:  Read more >

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President Obama: Gay Marriage Should Be Legal

5/9/12 1:21pm by Julie Ross Godar
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Obama declares support of gay marriage (ABC video screenshot)

Saying, "It is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married," President Barack Obama declared his support for legalizing same-sex marriage, the first time he has gone on record with this position. The announcement makes him the first sitting president to publicly support gay marriage.  Read more >

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Life of Julia Takes a Woman Through an Obama or Romney America

5/3/12 3:15am by Melissa Ford
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Life of Julia Site

The 1998 film Sliding Doors showed Gwyneth Paltrow two versions of her life, one in which she caught a train and one in which she missed it, causing Americans everywhere to wonder about all of their roads not taken. Today, President Barack Obama's campaign released a website called Life of Julia, which depicts a woman throughout her life under either Obama or Mitt Romney's policies.  Read more >

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The Enlightened Middle Majority and Why “The Sides” Are Alienating Us

5/2/12 7:07am by Poky Puppy ADD ...
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Respect image by twicepix via Flickr

Never in a thousand dreams, would I have imagined myself a political blogger.  I may occasionally dangle my participles and I don’t know what up is.  I’m literally the farthest thing from a political pundit, and I’m just as shocked as my 7th-grade English teacher, to whom I still owe a report on Greek mythology. I’m just a mom who wants to hear from someone who makes sense, who gets me. Until very recently, when “My Friends Think I’m The Only Liberal They Know.  Read more >

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The Romney Veepstakes: Will He Pick a Game Changer?

5/1/12 7:30am by Diana
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Mitt Romney and Nikki Haley (© Sean Meyers/ZUMAPRESS.com)

Mitt Romney has spent the primary season making sure we know how important it is that our next president has executive experience. He's reminded us at every turn how much of his life he's spent at the helm of corporations, even seizing a couple of uncouth opportunities to tell us how many friends in high places his success in executive positions have earned him.  Read more >

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Women of America, Suit Up! Notes from the DNC's National Issues Conference

4/29/12 10:17am by Melissa Ford
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President Obama

On Friday, I attended part of the 18th Annual National Issues Conference held by the Democratic National Committee's Women's Leadership Forum. I was there to cover the President's remarks at the end of the day, but arrived early to hear some of the speakers. It was the best example of the personal becoming political, with each speaker drawing from her life in order to explain why this upcoming election matters.  Read more >