She The People: Republicans


Posted at 03:59 PM ET, 08/16/2012

The 93-year-old face of Pennsylvania voter ID law
By Mary C. Curtis

By Mary C. Curtis  |  03:59 PM ET, 08/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  voter-ID laws, Pennsylvania, Michael Nutter, Advancement Project, ACLU, Democrats, Republicans

Posted at 10:04 AM ET, 07/02/2012

Martha Burk: ‘Who’s in charge? Why should women care?’
By Mary C. Curtis

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Tags:  war on women, Martha Burk, voting, 2012 elections, Democrats, Republicans, pay equality

Posted at 10:40 AM ET, 06/14/2012

Is Obama losing support among black N.C. voters?
By Mary C. Curtis
Public Policy Polling offered a rare disclaimer of its own results, saying it “seems like an unrealistically low share of African American voters for Obama.”

By Mary C. Curtis  |  10:40 AM ET, 06/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  president obama, mitt romney, black voters, African Americans, same-sex marriage, polls, DEcmorats, Republicans, North Carolina, 2012 convention

Posted at 01:13 PM ET, 06/08/2012

Would ‘Norma Rae’ get jeered for holding up that union sign?
By Mary C. Curtis
After Tuesday’s result in the Wisconsin union-initiated recall election of Gov. Scott Walker, imagine a movie made about unions, period.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  01:13 PM ET, 06/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  scott walker, nikki haley, democrats, republicans, norma rae, unions, sally field, north carolina, democratic national convention, obama

Posted at 02:43 PM ET, 06/01/2012

Are ‘sex-selective abortions’ a choice?
By Mary C. Curtis
The failed Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act would’ve punished doctors with up to five years in prison for performing abortions because parents want a child of the other sex.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  02:43 PM ET, 06/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sex selective abortions, abortion rights, Democrats, Republicans

Posted at 08:25 AM ET, 05/31/2012

Mitt Romney and GOP women: He had them at ‘economy’
By Mary C. Curtis
It would be too simple to say Republican women don’t care about health care or equal pay. Rather, it’s a matter of both style and substance.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  08:25 AM ET, 05/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, barack obama, republicans, democrats, women, war on women, ann romney, economy

Posted at 07:59 PM ET, 04/24/2012

Newt and Callista Gingrich meet the life of Billy Graham
By Mary C. Curtis
Gingrich expressed displeasure that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has moved to a “general election speech,” saying it was “insulting” to those who have yet to vote in upcoming contests.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  07:59 PM ET, 04/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  newt gingrich, mitt romney, callista gingrich, billy graham library, franklin graham, obama, amendment one, Republicans

Posted at 07:44 PM ET, 04/23/2012

Violence against the wrong women
By Patricia Murphy
Do lesbians count as “abused women" if they are beaten by a woman instead of a man? Should gay men be protected from violent partners?

By Patricia Murphy  |  07:44 PM ET, 04/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Violence Against Women, VAWA, Democrats, Republicans, John Cornyn, Jeanne Shaheen, gays, lesbians, immigrants, tribal

Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 03/18/2012

Obama’s pitch to swing-state women
By Mary C. Curtis
COLUMN | Democrats hope for gains among moderate and independent female voters and the widening of a gender gap that has traditionally favored their party.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  03:00 PM ET, 03/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Obama, health care, Democrats, Republicans, North Carolina, DNC, 2012 convention, birth control