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Election Day 2012: What’s The Most Important Issue In This Election?

Election Day 2012: What's The Most Important Issue In This Election?

Well, finally, tomorrow is the big day: Election Day 2012. For the last 12 months, we seemingly have heard about little else than this presidential race and who will win the battle of the White House. Over the course of this race, several key issues have been hotly debated, from abortion to birth control to economics to employment to gay marriage to equal rights. So we want to know: What issues are most important to you in casting your vote tomorrow? Take our poll and see for yourself where you and other voters stand: More »

Friday Night Lights Actress Connie Britton Doesn’t Want Romney Using “Clear Eyes, Full Hearts” Either

Friday Night Lights Actress Connie Britton Doesn't Want Romney Using "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts" Either

Friday Night Lights creator Peter Berg is pissed at Mitt Romney for stealing his show’s catchphrase–”Clear eyes, full hearts”–and using it as part of his campaign. But Berg isn’t the only one who’s pissed; actress Connie Britton (who played Tami Taylor on FNL) took to an editorial in USA Today to condemn Romney for wrongly using the phrase–partly because it’s basically plagiarism, but mostly because she thinks it goes against the interest of women, particularly the type whose spirit it’s meant to embody. More »

Republican Senate Candidate Thinks ‘God Intended’ Rape Pregnancies; Even Romney Can’t Agree

Republican Senate Candidate Thinks 'God Intended' Rape Pregnancies; Even Romney Can't Agree

With only 13 days left on the campaign trail, this is not the time for Republicans to be making idiotic statements, especially about sensitive issues like rape. But, nevertheless, the Republican candidate for Indiana Senate, Richard Mourdock, did just that when he said that pregnancy from rape is something that God intended. Even with Mitt Romney‘s conservative stance on women’s issues, he’s trying hard to let us know that he doesn’t agree with this (even though he supports Mourdock’s election). More »

I’m A Health Blogger, And Even I Don’t Think Reproductive Rights Are This Election’s #1 Issue

I'm A Health Blogger, And Even I Don't Think Reproductive Rights Are This Election's #1 Issue

Abortion has been a hotly-debated and controversial topic for months now in the race for the White House. President Obama is pro-choice, Mitt Romney is pro-life, and a lot of supporters on both sides have spoken candidly and even testily (ahem, Ann Romney) about it. Nevertheless, it comes as a major surprise that abortion is listed as the most important issue in the presidential election by a large share of women. Can we all just agree that it shouldn’t be? More »

Ann Romney Gives Flip Answer On Abortion To ‘Sharp Tongued’ Women Of ‘The View’

Ann Romney Gives Flip Answer On Abortion To 'Sharp Tongued' Women Of 'The View'

Oh dear. Here we go again. Ann Romney made a solo appearance on The View yesterday (Mitt was supposed to accompany her but blamed “scheduling conflicts” for his absence–but not before referring to the ladies on the show as “sharp tongued.”) Ann was pretty sharp-tongued herself though when she was asked about her stance on abortion and gave a flip response. More »

Mitt Romney’s ‘Binders Full Of Women’ Is Total Crap…But It Makes Great Internet Meme

Mitt Romney's 'Binders Full Of Women' Is Total Crap...But It Makes Great Internet Meme

Say what you will about last night’s presidential debate, but it was nothing short of pure entertainment. President Obama was baaack, Mitt Romney surely won the award for the rudest candidate who clearly doesn’t know when to stop talking, and Candy Crowley got the “attagirl” when she fact-checked Romney and sent him backpedaling so fast he nearly fell over. Then there was Romney’s “binder full of women” remark that, come to find out, was a total lie…but it has made for some of the best Internet meme we’ve seen in a long time. More »

10 Questions We Want Answered In Tonight’s Presidential Debate

10 Questions We Want Answered In Tonight's Presidential Debate

Tonight is the long-awaited start of the presidential debates where we will finally see President Obama and Mitt Romney go head-to-head over the issues that Americans really care about. The economy will be front and center as a topic, but health care will be covered too. And while both will be vying for those undecided voters, we are vying for some straight answers to some very important health and women-related questions. More »

Mitt Romney’s Newest Health Care Plan: Saving Virginia From Lyme Disease?

Mitt Romney's Newest Health Care Plan: Saving Virginia From Lyme Disease?

Mitt Romney has gone in all kinds of directions when asked about his position on health care, but we weren’t aware that he was campaigning so hard against Lyme Disease. Apparently, that’s his campaign’s tactic for winning over concerned moms in suburban Virginia, where deer and other wildlife contribute to the spread of Lyme. The news only picked up on it this week, and Mother Jones (of course) shared the above photo of one of his campaign mailers advertising the issue this morning. But even if this isn’t a last-ditch effort, it just seems Romney has bigger fish to fry (like coming up with a consistent story about where he stands on health care) than ticks. More »

Mitt Romney Scrambles After 47% Remark By Touting Confusing Romneycare

Mitt Romney Scrambles After 47% Remark By Touting Confusing Romneycare

Mitt Romney is still trying to dig himself out of a major hole after his infamous 47% remark. Yesterday the Republican presidential candidate touted “Romneycare” which he enacted when he was governor of Massachusetts as proof that he really does care about the other half of the American people. But his stance on healthcare is getting confusing–and it’s infuriating some even more. More »

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