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Super Tuesday and Mitt Romney: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places?
Mitt Romney was the big winner on Super Tuesday. Or was he? Yes, he placed first in six of the ten state races. Yes, he came out on top in Ohio, the most watched contest of the night. But …
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
All the political wonkiness is swirling around for Super Tuesday! What’s going to happen? What will the results mean? Who’s in and who’s out? Third-party candidate here we come? If you’re like me, you’ll need someone to …
Continue reading...Rush Limbaugh & The GOP: You Can’t Take Back “Slut”
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The last two news cycles have been filled with reports of Rush Limbaugh’s so-called “apology” to Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke. No doubt, you’ve all heard by now that Limbaugh’s faulty understanding of how the birth control pill works …
Continue reading...Democrats to Court Suburban Moms. Will the GOP Come Calling, Too?
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Women decide elections. That’s a fact that’s been proven by a variety of studies. Yet, political parties and candidates often don’t want to engage with women in any meaningful way. And when it comes to women voters who happen to …
Continue reading...Santorum Thinks You’re a College Snob
Monday, February 27, 2012
Just when I think Rick Santorum can’t say anything else to make my jaw drop, he conjures something new to confirm my suspicions that he’s not just an uber-conservative, but that maybe he’s gotten a few too many whiffs of …
Continue reading...Rick Santorum Doesn’t Want to be President
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Rick Santorum has found his footing as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He’s gaining attention by the day, which is borne out by recent polls that put him in a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney, the …
Continue reading...Kate Upton and Barack Obama Walk Into A Bar …
Saturday, February 18, 2012
You know this year you won’t be able to escape political talk at happy hours, cocktail parties or even online. But you don’t have to immerse yourself Congressional Quarterly or CSPAN to keep the conversation going. So here are a …
Continue reading...Valentine’s Day Reads for Your Inner Pundit
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
So, how do you cross Valentine’s Day with punditry? How about a few reads from the PunditMom library on love? Here are some of my favorites (along with a nice “mocktail”). What are yours? Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped …
Continue reading...Can Rick Santorum Fix His “Woman” Problem?
Monday, February 13, 2012
If Rick Santorum wants women voters to support his presidential candidacy, he might want to stop talking about women. Soon. He’s clearly doing well with conservative Christian voters around the country, as his wins in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado …
Continue reading...Birth Control Fight Isn’t About Freedom of Religion
Friday, February 10, 2012
Vocal Catholic bishops and members of the religious right community want America to think that President Obama has launched an all out assault on religion with the announcement that employer-provided health insurance policies have to cover birth control without a …
Continue reading...All the Presidents’ (Candidates’) Wives
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Much ado has been made about Jodi Kantor’s book, The Obamas, for its focus on the First Couple’s marriage and the role that First Lady Michelle Obama has a White House influencer. Critics (of both Michelle Obama and Kantor) …
Continue reading...Will Newt Gingrich Get a Second Date with Women Voters?
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
South Carolina women loved Newt Gingrich. Women voters in Florida? Not so much. The results of the Florida Republican presidential primary show that while the ladies in the Palmetto State liked what Gingrich had to say as a candidate, …
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