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Giving that speech live coverage. >> three networks have decided not to cover monday. we're on optimistic that they will make the right decision and cover ann romney's speech she is a lovely lady and the love of mitt romney's 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 special occasion to have ann romney up on monday night. kind of broaden out their appeal for the...

>> now, in the illinois legislature, mr. obama repeatedly opposed efforts of infants who survive abortions. partial birth abortion. most americans don't 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 woman's 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 republic platform-mile-an-hour worries worries -- mirrors the 2008 platform. >> that offered no exceptio...

Mainstream, it's it like me coming back and saying well, barack obama, a lot of his people are for partial birth abortion. that's 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 don't think the language has really changed all that much on the human life question. but go ahead. >> well, i think the problem here for the republics is that it's not just akin that are saying these things. the republics keep cla...

With that position. and by casting. >> laura: but it's 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 hasn't been the number one issue is because medicare has been the number one issue. and ryan has done a spectacular job of using the piggy bank metaphor...

Mainstream, it's it like me coming back and saying well, barack obama, a lot of his people are for partial birth abortion. that's 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 don't think the language has really changed all that much on the human life question. but go ahead. >> well, i think the problem here for the republics is that it's not just akin that are saying these things. the republics keep cla...