Election 2012

Politics are important on any given day, but in the full swing of election season, there's nothing more vital. To help ensure that all American women can make an informed decision at the voting booth come November, we are covering they key debates from both sides of the party line.

• The Dog Whistle Last Night Was to Women

  The debate last night was ostensibly about foreign policy...

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• Who’s Funnier, Mitt Romney or Barack Obama? (And Does It Matter?)

  Last Thursday, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama were in the s...

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• Pills and Pocketbooks: Why Obama's Debate Pitch to Women Matters

  “These are not just women's issues,” said a much f...

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• The Real Winner of Last Night's Debate? Martha Raddatz

  Last night, during a post-debate cocktail, I said it: "Marth...

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• Five Lady Candidates to Watch: Election Countdown Edition

  Last month, we gave you a list of 11 female congressional ca...

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• Who Can (and Can't) Call Out Campaign Racism?

  In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been a good a...

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• The Myth of Miracle Obama: What Didn’t Happen During Last Night’s Debate

  Last night during the debates, I found myself yelling at the...

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• Oops, Todd Akin Did It Again!

  Todd Akin opposes the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

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• Todd Akin: Claire McCaskill was "much more ladylike" in 2006

  Todd Akin is at it again.

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• Advice for Rep. Todd Akin

  Rep. Todd Akin decided not to shut the whole thing down yest...

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• The Evolution of the Political Celebrity

  They've been popping up a lot lately, at least for Democrats...

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• Are the 47 Percent Really Obama Voters?

  Mitt Romney just insulted about half of Americans behind clo...

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• Mitt Romney on Porn

  Mitt Romney may be publicly waving off social issues in favo...

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• The Economic Issue Missing from Prime Time

  Marie Claire hosted the EMILY's List panel on women and poli...

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• Michelle Obama: Working Mom-in-Chief

  Our political blogger discusses Michelle Obama's DNC speech.

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• Your Election Season Playlist from President Obama's DJ

  DJ Adam 12 reveals the inspiring songs he plays to "Barack t...

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• The Abortion Talk You Don't Hear on the RNC Stage

  Off-campus from the Republican National Convention, Michele ...

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• Not-So-Magic Mike

  My search for the nonexistent male strip clubs of Tampa

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• Susana Martinez: Vice President?

  The highly anticipated speech of last night was Paul Ryan's,...

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• Republican Delegates and the War on Women

  No phrase causes conservative and liberal ladies to talk pas...

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• "I love you, women!!!!"

  Last night was billed as “women’s night” at t...

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• Hello from the Republican National Convention!

  Here we are in sunny (yes, sunny!) Tampa for the Republic...

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• How Pissed Off Are Republican Women?

  The Republican Party's "war on women" is one of the biggest ...

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• Girls on the Bus

  Out on the campaign trail, the major candidates may all be d...

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