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Your health, if you need that exception because the way you got pregnant was through rape or was through incest. those are the issues they are fighting about. they are beyond fighting about whether women are allowed to make this decision. it is clear to them, you are not. the argument is really between the presidential nominee and the vice presidential nominee. mitt romney says if you are raped, he will take pity and the government won't force you to take that pregnancy to term, but paul ryan does not think that rape exempts you. those inside the republican party are actually swinging in paul ...

Down." of course, looking at this from the other side, it would be very awkward if mr. romney did demand to have that ad taken down, since the policy stance on this issue that mr. mourdock has is the exact same policy stance held by the man mr. romney chose as his vice presidential running mate, paul ryan. and it is moments like these, it is days like this on the campaign trail when it is never more clear that this is not the next -- this is not the next national election after 2008. this is the next national election after 2010, which is the election where the republican party not only did gr...

This, got this far. but this is the new normal inside the republican party. and those guys do have the same view as paul ryan. it's not the new normal for the country. the country has not changed to accept this view, but republican politicians have, fast, and almost uniformly, and right up to the level of their vice presidential nominee. and so, yes, comments like these may, as we speak, be driving people to the polls in indianapolis, but they are not driving the republican presidential ticket to withdraw their endorsement or take down their add, supporting this guy. >> i believe that life beg...

To abortion? you're pro-life in all cases, even -- >> i think it's important to protect the life of the mother and, you know, i'm proud to be pro-life. >> even in the possibility of rape? that's true? >> he wants to make sure that's not transcribed. just vigorous nodding. it's because of what happened to the republican party in the tea party era, which the beltway still talks about as a small government era, which is amazing to me, it is because of what happened to the republican party in the tea party era, that previously would have been seen as disqualifying extremism on the issue of abortio...

>> that's congresswoman diana degette of colorado, introducing the president at a rally earlier today in her home state. congresswoman degette is also the co-chair of the congressional pro-choice caucus. congresswoman diana degette, thank you very much for being here. nice to have you here. >> hi, rachel. good to be with you. >> so speaking at that rally yesterday, i wanted to ask you why you see it as an issue of national importance that mitt romney is not rescinding his support from richard mourdock, after richard mourdock made those comments about rape and god intending for a woman to becom...