President Obama appeals to women by pushing the issue of access to contraceptives, while Mitt Romney accuses him of watering down welfare reform — an issue that tends to stir up feelings about race among whites.
With the election still locked in a near-tie, the politics of gender and race have moved into the spotlight of the presidential campaign.
For most of the summer, the debate has focused on two things: the state of the economy and Mitt Romney's background in business. But in recent days, the two campaigns have added new, sharp-edged issues to the mix.
On Wednesday, President Obama flew to Colorado, a key battleground, where he pushed the issue of access to contraceptives, which is also the subject of a campaign ad in swing states featuring quotes from Romney attacking Planned Parenthood.
In Denver, Obama was introduced by Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown University law student who briefly became a political celebrity this spring when her comments about the need for Catholic universities to provide contraceptive coverage drew an attack by radio host Rush Limbaugh, who called her a "sluht."
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Women, white people: Is that what campaign 2012 is coming down to? - latimes.com
Yeah, not about the economy, government welfare green-fails and barry's incompetence. nah. Wimin' ' ' white folk. :lol:
With the election still locked in a near-tie, the politics of gender and race have moved into the spotlight of the presidential campaign.
For most of the summer, the debate has focused on two things: the state of the economy and Mitt Romney's background in business. But in recent days, the two campaigns have added new, sharp-edged issues to the mix.
On Wednesday, President Obama flew to Colorado, a key battleground, where he pushed the issue of access to contraceptives, which is also the subject of a campaign ad in swing states featuring quotes from Romney attacking Planned Parenthood.
In Denver, Obama was introduced by Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown University law student who briefly became a political celebrity this spring when her comments about the need for Catholic universities to provide contraceptive coverage drew an attack by radio host Rush Limbaugh, who called her a "sluht."
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Women, white people: Is that what campaign 2012 is coming down to? - latimes.com
Yeah, not about the economy, government welfare green-fails and barry's incompetence. nah. Wimin' ' ' white folk. :lol:
