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Giving that speech live coverage. >> three networks have decided not to cover monday. were on optimistic that they will make the right decision and cover ann romneys speech she is a lovely lady and the love of mitt romneys life. >> she -- it helps among the important groups still likely to be targeted for the reps of the 73 days of campaign are women. women tend to break later as voters suburban women are a targeted group in a lot of key battleground states. they really wanted front and center a...

>> now, in the illinois legislature, mr. obama repeatedly opposed efforts of infants who survive abortions. partial birth abortion. most americans dont like it. gallup found 64% found laws banning the procedure. only 31% actually oppose them. now, the democratic platform this year like in 2008 silent on issue that. family sizing a womans right to choose a safe and legal abortion. we oppose any and all efforts to weaken or undermine that right. democrats would like to keep the focus on the republ...

Mainstream, its it like me coming back and saying well, barack obama, a lot of his people are for partial birth abortion. thats wildly unpopular in the united states. so he is against babies. okay? we disagree on this fundamental issue. butera, you can pick it up there. the republic platform has been pro-life for the past, i believe, you know, several platforms. i dont think the language has really changed all that much on the human life question. but go ahead. >> well, i think the problem here ...

With that position. and by casting. >> laura: but its in the republic platform. >> and by casting the possibility of one being a moderate pro-life candidate, who supports -- hospitals to outlaw abortion but understands there are certain crucial exceptions, life of the mother, rape and incest, you make clear that this is a spectrum and that romney is an acceptable place on the spectrum. let me also say about the economy, the reason the economy hasnt been the number one issue is because medicare h...

Mainstream, its it like me coming back and saying well, barack obama, a lot of his people are for partial birth abortion. thats wildly unpopular in the united states. so he is against babies. okay? we disagree on this fundamental issue. butera, you can pick it up there. the republic platform has been pro-life for the past, i believe, you know, several platforms. i dont think the language has really changed all that much on the human life question. but go ahead. >> well, i think the problem here ...

With that position. and by casting. >> laura: but its in the republic platform. >> and by casting the possibility of one being a moderate pro-life candidate, who supports -- hospitals to outlaw abortion but understands there are certain crucial exceptions, life of the mother, rape and incest, you make clear that this is a spectrum and that romney is an acceptable place on the spectrum. let me also say about the economy, the reason the economy hasnt been the number one issue is because medicare h...

Second trimester. >> no exception for rape or incest is far out of the mainstream thinking of most americans. >> laura: that has been in the republic platform. monica, can you speak to this for the last i believe two or three platforms. and mitt romney doesnt write the platforms, monica. and he actually doesnt have to abide by the platforms. >> thats what he said today. >> thats right. first of all, laura. you are absolutely right. this has been part of the republic platform for many many years....

Second trimester. >> no exception for rape or incest is far out of the mainstream thinking of most americans. >> laura: that has been in the republic platform. monica, can you speak to this for the last i believe two or three platforms. and mitt romney doesnt write the platforms, monica. and he actually doesnt have to abide by the platforms. >> thats what he said today. >> thats right. first of all, laura. you are absolutely right. this has been part of the republic platform for many many years....

Bringing up an issue we should be talking about. thats not what the romney campaign is talking about. you have got a republic platform that was just announced yesterday with no exception for rape or incest antiabortion. >> laura: alan, take a breath. >> far to the right of what romney said he is. >> laura: couple of things i need to correct going back to your first comments when you said most people are pro-choice. actually factually untrue. >> right. >> laura: after the first trimester of pregn...

Bringing up an issue we should be talking about. thats not what the romney campaign is talking about. you have got a republic platform that was just announced yesterday with no exception for rape or incest antiabortion. >> laura: alan, take a breath. >> far to the right of what romney said he is. >> laura: couple of things i need to correct going back to your first comments when you said most people are pro-choice. actually factually untrue. >> right. >> laura: after the first trimester of pregn...