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And hes very unpopular with women. i think one of the most interesting things i read recently was the washington post kaiser poll which showed that 20% of americans have actually taken place -- taken part in some kind of rally or march since this president was elected and 20% of those are folks who have never marched before, and the number one issue theyre marching on are womens health and womens rights. i actually think women are very aware of how anti-woman this administration is, and its not ...

This is what happens -- let me finish. i listened to you. every time democrats are in power, the abortion rate drops. >> birth control access. >> they actually provide women with what they need to either avoid the pregnancy or the support they need to actually have the baby, you know, whether its health insurance or these kinds of things. so republicans use this as a way to manipulate voters into voting for somebody who has been credibly accused. these arent just accusations, you have to go and ...

Have a big part of their base who are evangelical christians who want these laws passed. the attorney general released an order on religious liberty that critics say will allow just about anyone to discriminate against lgbt or religious groups to say they have sincere believes that cannot be questioned by the government. >> we will not allow people of faith to be targeted, bullied or silenced anymore. >> and i should clarify that i spoke about marco rubios 2012 bill. his bill in 2012 would have ...

Trumps roll back of the contraceptive mandate. does it have a chance? >> sure. what theyre saying is only health care use by women is being targeted in this particular way and that functions as a discrimination on the basis of sex. its a tax on women. well see what the supreme court says. they have previously opened all kinds of religious accommodations. the trump administration decided that hobby lobby was not enough. they wanted to put it into regulation. this is just the beginning of the chip...

Administration is doing, they have a big part of their base that are evangelical christians who want these laws passed. the doj, the department of justice, issued a religious freedom order not long ago, on friday, released an order on religious liberty that critics say will allow just about anyone to discriminate against lgbt or other groups by claiming they have a sincerely held religious belief that cannot be questioned by the government. and this is donald trump talking about religious freedo...

State of massachusetts have filed a lawsuit looking to block trumps roll back of the contraception mandate. does it have a chance? >> sure. what theyre saying is only health care use by women is being targeted in this particular way and that functions as a discrimination on the base of sex. its attacks on women. its attacks on womens economic participation, on their access to health care. and so well see what the supreme court says. they have previously opened all kinds of religious accommodatio...

You hear the voices of the de facto leaders of the party to give them the benefit of the doubt on those things. >> and madam chair lady, its not just race. the gop is ostracizing other groups too. they wont hold a vote on immigration. theyre vowing to run on the abortion issue in 2014. and theyre fighting birth control access at the state level. >> certainly it is not strictly race. i mean, anyone who thinks differently, who looks differently, who believes differently, they are under assault by ...

Senate campaign told slate today quote, this whole thing shows that republicans have no idea what the war on women is all about. the voter protecting equal pay, the birth control access, the violence against women act. its about issues, not cable soap operas in new york city and san diego. john feehery says its not an opportunity for the republicans to win. and yet all these institutions the campaign committee, the senate, the house, the rnc theyre all spouting this out. theyre going for it. >> ...

Women candidates this cycle are those three democrats named bob filner, eliot spitzer, and anthony weiner. democrats called this theory ludicrous. a spokesman for the democratic senate campaign told slate today quote, this whole thing shows that republicans have no idea what the war on women is all about. the voter protecting equal pay, the birth control access, the violence against women act. its about issues, not cable soap operas in new york city and san diego. john feehery says its not an op...

That the romney campaigns position on this subject is any particular thing, but the fact that its not any particular thing. the fact that mapping their position on this relatively straightforward subject lacks like a jackson pollack painting. this is not drip art. this is a simple issue. tens of millions of american women right now, who have health insurance, do not have to pay extra for contraceptives under their health plans. and insurance regulation says if contraception something you want, y...