republicans won the women s vote. and the democrats know that in order to win the presidency in order to win the seats in the house and senate, that they have to scare women. that they have to win the women s vote and they are trying to scare women by manufacturing this war on women to really district american women as well as americans in general of the real issues. the real issues are that president obama s policies are failing. whether it is economic policies, healthcare policies or debt he is leaving to our children and grandchildren. governor simon, your view on this. is it fair to accuse war on women or is that too strong. i don t know if it is too strong. but there are stush mishs and what scares us is attacks on our rights. we want to protect the basic constitutional rights that we have grown to depend on. in virginia where a law requiring a women to have mandatory ultra sound before abortion, a new poll showing
here is another challenge from republican. some polls show they are losing ground among women. maybe because of a slew of new measures restricting birth control and abortion. tennessee s proposal to publish the names of doctors who perform abortions and details about the women who have them. president obama has a secret weapon himself. first lady, michelle obama who is hitting campaign trail for her husband right now, and later our continuing coverage of the case of trayvon martin, the unarmed african-american teenager who was killed in florida. what happened in the final moment of his life. finally, romney finally getting it done, but not winning the hearts and minds. we begin with mitt romney s ice issive win in illinois. just in the lick of time by jeb bush. chuck todd chief white house correspondent and susan page. who doesn t respect jeb bush? what does this endorsement mean the day after you win the big primary in illinois. when it comes via a press release then twe
in virginia, congresswoman, what do you make of the charts that nancy pelosi is making in her new fund-raising letter that there is a war on women wablged by republicans. the reality is in 2010 the republicans won the women s vote. and the democrats know that in order to win the presidency in order to win the seats in the house and senate, that they have to scare women. that they have to win the women s vote and they are trying to scare women by manufacturing this war on women to really district american women as well as americans in general of the real issues. the real issues are that president obama s policies are failing. whether it is economic policies, healthcare policies or debt he is leaving to our children and grandchildren. governor simon, your view on this. is it fair to accuse war on women or is that too strong. i don t know if it is too strong. but there are stush mishs and what scares us is attacks on our rights.
wow, welcome back to hardball. that was my next guest republican congresswoman from washington state. just this sunday, senator john mccain add different take. let s listen to him. do you think there is something of a war on women among republicans. i think we have to fix that. i think there s a perception out there because of the way that this whole contraception issue played out p we need to get off of that issue, in my view. i think we ought to respect the right of women who make choices in their lives and make that clear. and get back on to what the american people really care about. jobs and the economy. women in the 2012 vote in access to health care, how will this affect electiones this year. joining me is sheila simon and u.s. congresswoman kaj rick rogers vice chair of the house. thank you both for voin joining me. we have a couple points.
almost like an etch-a-sketch, you can shake it up and we start all over again. shake it up and start again. so everybody we have heard from romney so far doesn t matter. we can just start over. that what mieblg al would call a gaff. when you actually tell the truth and that won t help romney with the base. here is another challenge from republican. some polls show they are losing ground among women. maybe because of a slew of new measures restricting birth control and abortion. tennessee s proposal to publish the names of doctors who perform abortions and details about the women who have them. president obama has a secret women waepon himself. first lady, michelle obama who is hitting campaign trail for her husband right now, and later our continuing coverage of the case of trayvon martin, the unarmed african-american teenager who was killed in florida. what happened in the final moment of his life. finally, romney finally getting it done, but not winning the hearts and m