Romney targets the “white vote”

Romney targets the “white vote”

The Rachel Maddow Show discusses how Romney is targeting the ‘white vote’ due to his extreme unpopularity with minority voters. Maddow notes that “Ron Brownstein crunched the numbers at the National Journal in the last few days and determined if white people make up the same proportion of the electorate as they did in ’08, […]

Rachel Maddow: Romney and Ryan dodge accountability on abortion rights

Rachel Maddow: Romney and Ryan dodge accountability on abortion rights

Rachel Maddow shows vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan explaining that his extremist positions on abortion are inconsequential because only the president sets policy, followed by Mitt Romney excusing his own position explaining that the matter is up to the courts, completely ignoring the president’s relationship to the courts. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, […]

GOP Senate Candidate Tom Smith claims rape pregnancy like “having a baby out of wedlock”

GOP Senate Candidate Tom Smith claims rape pregnancy like “having a baby out of wedlock”

Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Tom Smith (R) tried to distance himself from the “legitimate rape” controversy stirred up by Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) last week while speaking before the Pennsylvania Press Club. Smith told reporters at the meeting that although he condemns Rep. Akin’s comments, he agrees that abortion should be banned without exception to include victims […]