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Can Romney Be President if He’s Afraid of Pop Culture?
Ever since Bill Clinton famously donned some cool shades and riffed on his saxophone during his presidential campaign, the power of candidates using non-traditional campaign outlets has been clear. Want to woo young voters? Slow jam with Jimmy Fallon. Want …
Continue reading...Ten Ways to Win Women’s Votes
October 29, 2012
Ten ways to win women’s votes? Thanks, Ellen Bravo!…
Continue reading...Mothers of Intention: How Women and Social Media are Revolutionizing Politics in America
October 26, 2012
Women are the ones candidates want. More precisely, mothers are the swing voters that presidential candidates try to woo every four years. Political wonks always come up with a clever new name for us each election cycle — we’ve been …
Continue reading...Your Voice, Your Vote: “Binders Full of Women” Will Make the Difference on Election Day
October 19, 2012
“Binders full of women” have been the hot political topic of the week! Some observers have lamented that there are many more important things to be talking about –like job reports, unemployment, Libya. But when it comes to winning elections, …
Continue reading...Binders Full of Women: The Pinterest Page
October 18, 2012
“Binders full of women.” That’s what Mitt Romney says he asked for (though now we know that’s not really true) when he shockingly, all of a sudden in 2003 had an epiphany that, GOSH! There are actually women who want …
Continue reading...Binders Full of Women: More Than a Meme
October 17, 2012
The blogosphere loves a good meme. Who doesn’t like a little Ryan “Hey Girl” Gosling (especially that feminist Ryan Gosling!) or some bad-ass Texts from Hillary. They’re good fun with a grain a truth — women’s collective …
Continue reading...Binders Full of Women: Romney and His Feminist Awakening
October 17, 2012
I wasn’t surprised that President Obama was ready to take on Mitt Romney in the second of their three presidential debates. And I wasn’t surprised at the variety of topics — Libya, student loans, oil and coal, birth control and …
Continue reading...Debate Number Two: 15 Reasons It’s More Than the Economy, Stupid
October 16, 2012
As we count down the hours to presidential debate number two, we know that the town hall style questions have been pre-approved and pre-scripted by the respective campaigns. Odds are, we’re not going to learn much new about either candidate …
Continue reading...Romney Thinks Big Bird is a Moocher
October 4, 2012
Mitt Romney threw Big Bird under the bus in the first presidential debate, as he vowed to cut funds from PBS and the big yellow guy in favor of other federal programs. While some uber-conservatives might like the sound of …
Continue reading...Presidential Debates: Here They Come!
October 2, 2012
It’s presidential debate time! The moments we’ve all been waiting for in the 2012 campaign! OK, so maybe you haven’t been on the edge of your seat about the stand-at-the-podium, semi-scripted events that are a presidential campaign rite of passage. …
Continue reading...Are You “Ladylike” Enough for Todd Akin?
September 28, 2012
U.S. Rep. Todd Akin says his Senate opponent Claire McCaskill was much more “ladylike” last time she ran for office. A Mitt Romney supporter recently told NPR that Michelle Obama isn’t a good First Lady because she’s not “ladylike” …
Continue reading...Why I Can’t be a “Sh*tty Mom”
September 24, 2012
Sh*tty moms unite! That’s the new message giving mothers a good, collective laugh these days. And I confess, I have absolutely NOTHING against so-called “sh*tty moms.” I have plenty of sh*tty motherhood moments that I could regale you with and …
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October 29, 2012
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