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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (681055)	10/25/2012 5:01:02 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574854

Razor thin today - blowout landslide in two weeks - looking forward to the headlines:

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (681055)	10/25/2012 5:08:19 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574854

>> Obama supporters must be nervous, seeing Romney ahead in the polls by razor-thin margins. I guarantee you it makes me nervous. I thought there was a lot at stake last time. After four years of Obama knowing that he had to run for re-election, I simply cannot imagine the damage he could do in a second term as a lame-duck. The thought that TX could go blue before 2016, effectively making it impossible to elect a fiscal conservative, is disturbing. Eight years of Obama followed by a transition to single party politics? Not a pleasant scenario for this country.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (681055)	10/25/2012 6:01:37 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1574854

GOP Mainstream Wants to Ban Abortion for Rape Victims IT'S NOT JUST TODD AKIN AND RICHARD MOURDOCK: WILLIAM SALETAN By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff newser.com Posted Oct 25, 2012 1:06 PM CDT (NEWSER) – Don't be fooled: It's not just the fringes of the Republican party that oppose abortion rights for rape victims. In fact, at least 12 of the 28 nonincumbent Republican Senate candidates would ban abortion, even in cases of rape, writes William Saletan at Slate. "That’s a plurality of the party’s primaries," he notes. The uproar over Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock isn't a matter of "a couple of gaffes by renegade crackpots. It’s the predominant view among Republican nominees for the nation’s highest legislative body," and it's the "party's official position," based on its platform. Saletan offers specific comments by each of these Senate candidates affirming their shared position. New York nominee Wendy Long called herself "100% pro-life," as opposed to opponents who would offer "exceptions." When asked if he would made an exception for rape, North Dakota Rep. Rick Berg, for instance, said no; asked if the victim should be jailed or fined, he said such matters "need to be worked out through the legislative process." Three other candidates appear not to have taken a stance on the issue. "But given what they’ve said already, it’s a good bet that at least one of them would refuse the exception"—espousing a view that most Republican voters don't share, according to polls. Click through for Saletan's full column.