decide not to campaign. but it is also listening to your introduction, it is also worth noting that the person running against mourdock is also pro-life, who signed on to the forcible rape amendment as well. so while it s, yes, mostly a problem for the republicans but that s not the position of the party. no, i understand. and that s a big difference. and i think the difference here is that here you have mitch mcconnell and john cornyn, who are really in the leadership positions, are saying that, yes, we want this man in the senate and they re standing behind im. i m just saying that we did it did come up in your introduction, and there are people within the democratic party who have certain beliefs as well that would be deemed conservative and somewhat extreme, even by their own part. but they want to overturn roe v. wade. they re on the record saying that. the democratic party does not want to do that. krystal, where does this take the election? i think that s absol
meaningless. ryan s pac gave mourdock s campaign a $5,000 boost during this election cycle. so far, romney and ryan are ignoring the mourdock controversy. but some republicans are running away from mourdock. senator scott brown of massachusetts is disavowing mourdock s comments. senator kelly ayotte of new hampshire canceled, canceled plans to campaign with mourdock just today. yet the gop leadership, well, they continue to embrace mourdock and his controversial stance. chairman of the national republican senatorial committee, john cornyn, called the outrage over mourdock s comments irresponsible and ridiculous. while senate minority leader mitch mcconnell blamed democrats. we re at the end of an election season here, and i understand each side is looking to make hay out of every comment, but sharing the views of millions of americans that life begins at conception is richard s deeply held personal belief that shouldn t be misconstrued by partisans to imply something it does not.
welcome back to the ed show. thanks for watching tonight. well, republicans say that there is no war on women, yet every time they open their mouths on abortion, on health care, on pay equity, they prove that they don t have women s best interests in mind. indiana senate candidate richard mourdock s remarks on rape should be a real wake-up call to women. his comments should also be a real wake-up call to republican moderates, if there s any left. right-wing extremists have taken over the party. mitt romney says he supports abortion in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is in danger. his running mate says he supports romney s views, but paul ryan s record tells us differently. he introduced the term forcible rape in congressional legislation. as a young congressman, ryan attacked legislation that allowed an exception to save a woman s life. the health exception is a loophole wide enough to drive a mac truck through it. the health exception would render this ban
that s why you saw scott brown come out so quickly saying, you know, mourdock s comments were appalling. so this is not what republicans wanted right now, by a long shot. so, is this going to really affect ohio? i mean, ohio, as the whole map breaks down, how is this going to play out? and could it turn a state or a swing state really against mitt romney? it depends on how you look at the numbers. if you believe that the gap is an eight-point gap with romney and the president, which i think it s probably greater, it s probably in the double digits, will it be the final straw? i don t think so. i don t think that s what s going to cause the election to turn towards obama. pretty damaging tape there, that mitt romney is standing up emphatically, supporting mourdock. in fact, he is the only senate candidate that romney has done that. a self-inflicted wound? how does he and they can t back away from it. they re caught.
meaningless. ryan s pac gave mourdock s campaign a $5,000 boost during this election cycle. so far, romney and ryan are ignoring the mourdock controversy. but some republicans are running away from mourdock. senator scott brown of massachusetts is disavowing mourdock s comments. senator kelly ayotte of new hampshire canceled, canceled plans to campaign with mourdock just today. yet the gop leadership, well, they continue to embrace mourdock and his controversial stance. chairman of the national republican senatorial committee, john cornyn, called the outrage over mourdock s comments irresponsible and ridiculous. while senate minority leader mitch mcconnell blamed democrats. we re at the end of an election season here, and i understand each side is looking to make hay out of every comment, but sharing the views of millions of americans that life begins at conception is richard s deeply held personal belief that shouldn t be misconstrued by