how much of this is about enacting policy change? and how much of this is about telling the democratic base we re with you, we want you to turn out in november? well, these are things that i believe the president believes in as a policy matter. but this is about politics right now. they know in the white house when they talk about women s issues, particularly paycheck fairness, kitchen table issues as it relates to women they get a bump. you re going to hear about this at the white house this week and you re going to hear about it every everything week wean now and midterm elections. can republicans block these things? at the moment, the republican leadership doesn t have a plan to take that up, either they don t like it. or the fairness articles as democrats say, the republicans say you re meddling in the market place we did part of this with the leadbetter act. do we have any confidence it
but do you think it makes sense in michigan for a so-called moderate governor to sign a bill, chris, that says you have to have rape insurance or your health care plan won t pay for it if you re raped. won t pay for an abortion? it makes no sense. republicans are doing things to make you think that they re trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. yeah, this november. let s take a look at how some republican women talk to other women about these issues. first up, this is an audio of a republican state representative. her name is andrea kiefer warning her female colleague just last month that pushing the issue of paycheck fairness makes them look like, and this is her word, whiners. let s listen. we are losing the respect that we so dearly want in the workplace by bringing up all these special bills for women and almost making us look like whiners. well, less than a week later, the head of the texas republican party beth cubriel told women to
with those voters. it makes absolutely no sense. but do you think it makes sense in michigan for a so-called moderate governor to sign a bill, chris, that says you have to have rape insurance or your health care plan won t pay forfeit you re raped? won t pay for an abortion? it makes no sense. republicans are doing things to make you think that they re trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. yeah, this november. let s take a look at how some republican women talk to other women about these issues. first up, this is an audio of a republican state representative. her name is andrea kiefer warning her female colleague just last month that pushing the issue of paycheck fairness makes them look like, and this is her word, whiners. let s listen. we are losing the respect that we so dearly want in the workplace by bringing up all these special bills for women and almost making us look like whiners. well, less than a week later, the head of the texas republican party beth cub
republican women talk to other women about these issues. first up, this is an audio of a republican state representative. her name is andrea keifer warning her female colleague just last month that pushing the issue of paycheck fairness makes them look like, and this is her word, whiners. let s listen. we are losing the respect that we so dearly want in the workplace by bringing up all these special bills for women and almost making us look like whiners. well, less than a week later, the head of the texas republican party beth cubio told women to give up. men are better negotiators. and i would encourage women instead of pursuing the courts for action to become better negotiators. i think you can do both anyway. and on monday, conservative commentator told women the best way for women to empower themselves is to get married.
they start to lose and go on the defensive, and then you follow up with a series of other populous messages. it s not inspiring or motivating, i think defending the law. right? what s motivating is picking new fights. that s what sort of the guts of politics is, aiysha s referring to things like the minimum wage, is that what you re seeing? these issues of economic justice are really resonating, it s raising the minimum wage, paycheck fairness, equal pay across the board. i m going to call that. i don t agree with nate silver s assessment, i think it s closer to 50/50 than 60/40. i think he made it. they hear reasonable people. they think because of the issue profile aiysha is talking about, it s so obvious. we re so wrong. of course we re going to win. this is a tough we were talking about this earlier today, this is a