Romney: Obama Waging War on Women

Turning the Tables

Updated Apr. 21, 2017 5:05PM EDT / Published Apr. 11, 2012 1:36PM EDT

Mitt Romney got some backup Wednesday for his charge that it is, in fact, President Obama who is waging a war on women—part of his latest attempt to get in good with female voters. Republican Rep. Mary Bono Mack from California said, "Barack Obama talks a good game on women in the economy, but the facts don’t back him up. Women in the Obama economy are facing hardships of historical proportions. Unemployment among women is at record levels, and the number of women in poverty has risen to a near two-decade high."

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Romney: Obama Waging War on Women