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On the offensive on women's rights
On the offensive on women's rights
By Steve Benen
How do we know President Obama believes he has the advantage on hot-button, culture-war issues? Because he's not afraid to take the offensive, running ads like these.
This spot, titled "Troubled," was launched over the weekend by the Obama campaign, and will air in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia...When it comes to defining Romney, ads like these dispel the notion that the former Massachusetts governor is a moderate -- voters, especially women voters, who may have heard about Romney's pro-choice past may benefit from learning the whole story.
But let's not miss the forest for the trees. This new campaign ad hammers Romney for wanting to overturn Roe, outlaw abortions, and scrap aid to Planned Parenthood -- and Obama's re-election campaign wouldn't put a spot like this together unless it knew the American mainstream agrees with the president's position.
Indeed, it's of particular interest that the spot will be airing in Virginia, a Southern state where social issues tend to cut against Democrats, but where state Republicans drew national outrage for pushing a forced-vaginal-ultrasound proposal.
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http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/09/12642127-on-the-offensive-on-womens-rights
By Steve Benen
How do we know President Obama believes he has the advantage on hot-button, culture-war issues? Because he's not afraid to take the offensive, running ads like these.
This spot, titled "Troubled," was launched over the weekend by the Obama campaign, and will air in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia...When it comes to defining Romney, ads like these dispel the notion that the former Massachusetts governor is a moderate -- voters, especially women voters, who may have heard about Romney's pro-choice past may benefit from learning the whole story.
But let's not miss the forest for the trees. This new campaign ad hammers Romney for wanting to overturn Roe, outlaw abortions, and scrap aid to Planned Parenthood -- and Obama's re-election campaign wouldn't put a spot like this together unless it knew the American mainstream agrees with the president's position.
Indeed, it's of particular interest that the spot will be airing in Virginia, a Southern state where social issues tend to cut against Democrats, but where state Republicans drew national outrage for pushing a forced-vaginal-ultrasound proposal.
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http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/09/12642127-on-the-offensive-on-womens-rights
