A ‘war on women’ or a battle for their votes?
By Karen Tumulty and David Nakamura,
WashPost
Published: April 5
Is there a “war on women” going on? That is a matter of dispute between the parties these days.
But one thing is certain: There is a battle raging over them.
If that wasn’t clear after weeks of argument over contraceptive coverage, it became so Thursday, when caterpillars and country clubs got dragged into the fray.
In an interview with Bloomberg Television, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus dismissed the “war on women” meme as a concoction of Democrats and their sympathizers in the news media.
“If the Democrats said we had a war on caterpillars, and mainstream media outlet[s] talked about the fact that Republicans have a war on caterpillars, then we have problems with caterpillars,” Priebus said.
No surprise, that brought a swift reaction from Democrats.
(More here.)
WashPost
Published: April 5
Is there a “war on women” going on? That is a matter of dispute between the parties these days.
But one thing is certain: There is a battle raging over them.
If that wasn’t clear after weeks of argument over contraceptive coverage, it became so Thursday, when caterpillars and country clubs got dragged into the fray.
In an interview with Bloomberg Television, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus dismissed the “war on women” meme as a concoction of Democrats and their sympathizers in the news media.
“If the Democrats said we had a war on caterpillars, and mainstream media outlet[s] talked about the fact that Republicans have a war on caterpillars, then we have problems with caterpillars,” Priebus said.
No surprise, that brought a swift reaction from Democrats.
(More here.)
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