Re: The 2012 Presidential Election Part I - The guns of August
So Romney again was asked about his lack of appeal to women voters. His response was something like we need jobs and women want jobs. Why is this a problem? Women already know how he feels about jobs.
Women also care about social issues. On average, they are specifically not looking for more socially conservative policies. Social conservative policies always come to the front when the GOP gets into office and Romney's evasion would make anyone suspicious that a bait and switch will happen again.
The polls have them in double digits that women are not favorable towards Romney because of the GOP hardline on issues that concern them. Birth control and abortion, healthcare especially if she's a single mom, poor, etc. are relevant as those cuts affect them. An example, is the church, excommunicated a nun and a woman she helped. The woman had to abort because it meant her life and the nun supported her in this decision. This example shows why some women will vote against Romney/Ryan and the recent Akin remarks didn't help. Equal pay is another issue that shouldn't be an issue.
The Black vote is astounding to me, 94-0 I believe. I can see why they're trying to make voter registration more difficult or ID checks more stringent to invalidate some voters in key swing states.
It's a planned response, instead of answering the question just deflect and make believe jobs and the economy is the only issue that matters to women or anyone else for that matter. What the Republicans do too is not explain too that they have done everything to obstruct any good legislation that will make Obama look good as far as jobs and the economy. To quote them, "we will make him a 1-term President" at the expense of the country. To the GOP, their party comes first and they want to satisfy the Tea Party demands before the interests of the nation.
The Ryan/Romney budget cuts questions are circumvented when specific questions regarding the budget are not answered and they usually say Obamacare stole billion dollars (716 billion????) from medicare without explaining how.
I notice Crist in FLA is being badmouthed since he came out to endorse the President. I believe he was a GOP governor now an independent. I respect a guy who is honest and not afraid to voice his opinion.
I talk with many of my minority friends and most of them don't believe in the GOP unless they're rich. That includes Blacks, Latinos, Asians, etc. I myself am Asian and my parents emigrants, never finished high school, didn't know English much. But they made sure we kids got our education and we all made it through college and doing OK. We're not rich but we made it. I just feel our children will struggle with the way congress has messed things up for the poor, working class, and middle class.
If they're making a pitch for the women vote, maybe it's too late. The damage is done and maybe the money they raise for ads may or may not work in their favor.
Time to call in a special counsel. 
