Olympia Snowe: GOP Needs To Rebuild Relationship With Women Post-Akin [View all]

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Olympia Snowe: GOP Needs To Rebuild Relationship With Women Post-Akin

Rep. Todd Akin's comments about rape "reinforce the perception that we in the Republican Party are unsympathetic to issues of paramount concern to women," Sen. Olympia Snowe said in a Washington Post piece on Saturday.

"Today, the Republican Party faces a clear challenge: Will we rebuild our relationship with women, thereby placing us on the road to success in November, or will we continue to isolate them and certainly lose this election?" Snowe writes.

Read the whole piece here.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/olympia-snowe-gop-needs-to-rebuild-relationship-with

From the WaPo op-ed:

Romney should underscore that he would protect crucial safety-net programs such as Medicare and Social Security, on which women disproportionately rely. In 2009, for instance, 56 percent of Medicare recipients were female, and 43 percent of women enrolled in Medicare were living at or near poverty, compared with 32 percent of men. Women also make up 57 percent of Social Security recipients and a stunning 68 percent of those 85 or older. The simple truth is that the life expectancy of women exceeds that of men by approximately five years, on average, so many women will depend on these programs longer. Being mindful of these facts in discussing these programs will help reassure female voters that our party understands their unique circumstances.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sen-olympia-snowe-on-how-the-gop-can-mend-its-image-among-women/2012/08/24/8647e6fc-ed50-11e1-b09d-07d971dee30a_story.html

Republicans are not serious people. I mean, is Snowe completely oblivious to the Romney-Ryan-Akin-GOP proposals?

Paul Ryan did not just say this!!!
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