The Republican Female Problem

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Welcome to 2012 – The Year of the Women. And women are furious. And while Romney may have won last night’s debate, he’s losing women. Take a look inside at a chart from TPM. Look what happened to Romney's favorability among women once the contraception debate entered the discussion. And make no mistake, this is a debate about contraception. Oh, Republicans are trying to make this about religion, but that's not going to fly. Why? Because it's a lie.

I Forgot About The Republican Debate

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Just turned it on in time for a question about contraception. The audience booed and howled. Mitt and Newt got all self-righteous. Then Newt asked the moderator why Barack Obama, in 2008, wasn't asked about his support of infanticide. Oh my! They really have no shame.

Romney Won’t Participate In Pre-Super Tuesday Debate

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Mitt Romney will not participate in the Republican presidential primary debate on March 1 in Georgia. ”Governor Romney will be spending a lot of time campaigning in Georgia and Ohio ahead of Super Tuesday,” Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul emails. “With eight other states voting on March 6th, we will be campaigning in other parts of the country and unable to schedule the CNN Georgia debate. We have participated in 20 debates, including 8 from CNN.”

Tuesday Open Thread [1.24.12]

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We got a new poll out of Florida that shows Gingrich up 5. Meanwhile, Republican leaning Rasmussen has President Obama leads Mittens by 2 and Gingrich by 9. We also have an update on the Florida ad war, if you can stomach watching it.

Mitt Romney And Self-Deportation

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Romney was asked how he would reconcile his pledge that, as president, he wouldn't order mass deportations of undocumented immigrants with his promise to crack down on illegal immigration. His answer: “self-deportation.” I guess they'll just load up their SUV, strap the dog to the top, and go somewhere else.

ANOTHER Republican Debate Open Thread

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If you're watching (NBC at 9pm)... this thread's for you. Here are my thoughts: Romney's been talkin' tough all day. Tonight he has to bring that trash talk to Newt - as he's been promising to do all day. My first thought was that Newt would take Mitt's attacks and shove them back down his throat, and then I thought... maybe not. Okay, hear me out. Mitt Romney absolutely stinks at attacks. His delivery is really, really bad. Perhaps Newt plays the "reasonable" guy staring in amazement at the bumbling lunatic.