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babylonsister

(171,079 posts) Tue Aug 6, 2013, 04:30 PM Aug 2013

GOP Strategists Fear Gender Gap Could Grow

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/08/06/gop_strategists_fear_gender_gap_could_grow.html

August 06, 2013

GOP Strategists Fear Gender Gap Could Grow

National Journal: "When the House Judiciary Committee passed a late-term abortion ban in June, Republican leaders scrambled to find a female, media-savvy legislator to bring the legislation to the floor. Their biggest problem: Not a single Republican woman was represented among the committee's 23 Republican members. They eventually settled on Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who isn't on the Judiciary Committee."

"The episode underscored a growing problem that is worrying Republicans: Women are badly underrepresented within their party in the Congress. Only eight percent of House Republicans are women, and there are only four female Republican senators. Of the long list of potential 2016 GOP presidential contenders, there's not a single woman."

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GOP Strategists Fear Gender Gap Could Grow (Original Post) babylonsister Aug 2013 OP

Any thoughts as to how you find yourself in that predicament, GOP? tanyev Aug 2013 #1

It'll be multigenerational too because Skidmore Aug 2013 #2

any woman who votes for a Republican is an asshole n/t RainDog Aug 2013 #3

you have a gender gap because you are anti-women. Think about it, GOP. WI_DEM Aug 2013 #4

Wow how shocking! get the red out Aug 2013 #5

tanyev

(42,594 posts)

1. Any thoughts as to how you find yourself in that predicament, GOP?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 04:42 PM

Aug 2013

A Republican Super PAC prominently features a game on their website that allows users to slap former secretary of state and possible 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton across the face. The game is being hosted on the website for The Hillary Project, an anti-Clinton Super PAC that lists its address in Nashua, New Hampshire, according to FEC filings, and has Christopher M. Marston, a Republican campaign finance consultant and former member of the Bush administration, as its treasurer.

The website states that the game was “Created and produced by The SlapHillary Team,” and began spamming reporters to its existence Monday with the tweet, “Have you slapped Hillary today?”

http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/republican-superpac-wants-you-to-slap-hillary-clinton-across

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)

2. It'll be multigenerational too because

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 04:50 PM

Aug 2013

women who are aware will teach their daughters as well.

RainDog

(28,784 posts)

3. any woman who votes for a Republican is an asshole n/t

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 04:51 PM

Aug 2013

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

4. you have a gender gap because you are anti-women. Think about it, GOP.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 04:55 PM

Aug 2013

get the red out

(13,468 posts)

5. Wow how shocking!

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 04:55 PM

Aug 2013

I am amazed that the GOP can push its theological control on women, demean women, and seek to destroy women who say things they don't like and women just aren't in love with the GOP.

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