China News: Netizens in China are divided over a man who chose to sterilize himself to protect his wife's health. The man's post on social media sparked a debate,
normally it used to be social conservative movement used to quietly hope for losses on the supreme court because it gave them a political reason for existing. it gave them something to campaign for. it gave them somebody to beat up. what was fascinating post hobby lobby is how frankly excited democratic campaigns were acting. like, we have something to run on here on the left. the swing vote in these midterm elections is women. it is white women of basically 40 to 55. mark, democrats running a woman candidate against mitch mcconnell in kentucky. you have kay hagan in north carolina. a lot of women on the ballot. is this going to wind up being the issue the democrats push to the front? we still have some time to go, but it is one chuck just mentioned that they are excited about. one of the big reasons why is that contraception has just been a loser for republicans. pretty much since the contraception debate started to occur in 2012. you look how president obama was able to use contr
social issues in the past. it motivated, galvanized. are you fearing this could galvanize the left a little bit? there s less here that meets the other. i don t think this will be overwhelming enough to take the spotlight over from president obama and his polling numbers. as amy said, it s a pretty narrow decision, doesn t eviserate completely obama care. i don t think it will have that long-lasting effect. there s a shift, it started somewhere in 2012 when this contraception debate began and republicans basically bungled it. there s no dousbt, republicas understand that. democrats understand this is their best chance. it s a dismalelection cycle for them. the question is, will they be successful in making this case the centerpiece of the election?
the debates? he s a fascinating guy, no doubt about that. i wonder how far the influence will go as far as american politics go. catholics are split and they don t vote in the same way and more along party lines and personally than with the church. that said, i wonder with the contraception debate, if he pulls back a little bit of the church s emphasis on birth control, for example. what that would mean for the push by some conservatives in the catholic church on not wanting to cover birth control in the affordable care act. i think there lessons for the republican party and how to brand themselves. the way that francis talked. the problem for the republican party is they don t have the policies that the catholic church does. they are socially conservative in many ways, but socially liberal in a lot of other
awarded him the game ball. but navidad s thoughts are elsewhere, with the woman whose life he hopes he saved. i would ask her why? why did you do it. reporter: for outfront, dan simon, cnn, stockton, california. it s an amazing story. when you look at his forearms and think and he held her? i mean, incredible. still to come, obama care heading back to the supreme court. here s the question. could this be the blow? can the affordable care act survive the contraception debate? an outfront report. plus china going to launch its first lunar module ever. will it pass america in the space race? that s tonight s money and power. and an out of this world story from florida. the father of an injured 7-year-old boy believes his son was hit by a meteorite. wait until you see the scar and the blood and the proof. [ female announcer ] what if the next big thing, isn t a thing at all? it s lots of things. all waking up.