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One of the biggest benefits of Obamacare is that being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition. In fact, insurance companies are now required to cover preventive services, including birth control, at no additional cost. More than 40 for-profit companies, most of which are owned by men, are suing to deny their employees’ access to birth control without a copay. Republicans opposed to the Affordable Care Act are arguing that women’s bosses should have a say in their personal health decisions. This is an extreme move that could undermine a core tenet of Obamacare and compromise women’s health. In 2012, millions of Americans had the opportunity to vote for a Republican presidential candidate who supported those companies’ position. (You might remember how that one turned out.) But today’s news shows that this fight is far from over — and that we can’t let up. The Supreme Court just announced that they’re going to hear this case. And if the Court rules in favor of the companies, then it could be up to employers to decide whether or not the women who work for them will have free access to birth control. We’ve made great progress in fixing our broken health care system by guaranteeing women access to preventive care, and we can’t go back. Thanks, Lily |
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leading GOP candidates … new low
Friend —
One of the leading GOP candidates put out a vicious attack ad this week that hits a new low as far as campaign ads go — and if you blink, you may just miss it.
About 40 seconds in, we see an image of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, then the words “Sworn American Enemy” are spoken, and the image flips to a picture of … our President.
Watch it here, then fight back against this slick GOP attack with $3 or more today:
If this is what the candidates are doing before one of them even becomes the nominee, you can expect Karl Rove and the Republican Super PACs to be even more out of line in the general election.
So if you’re as fed up with this fear mongering as I am, fight it, and give to the party that’ll hit back every time:
https://my.democrats.org/Fight-Back
Thanks,
Debbie
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Chair
Democratic National Committee
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Two men trapped in one body
Friend —
I’d like to tell you a story. It’s about two men, trapped in one body.
One man: a Republican politician whose positions on the issues made him palatable even to Massachusetts voters. The other: a Tea Party Republican taking one extreme position after another on the economy, immigration, foreign policy, and more.
The only thing they agree on? They both want to be president, and there’s not much they wouldn’t do or say to get there.
You’ve probably guessed it — the body they’re fighting over is Mitt Romney’s.
And if you want to watch the struggle in full detail, we’ve put a video together on a new site to chronicle it.
A lot of undecided voters out there are just starting to ask themselves: Who is this guy? Where does he really stand?
They’re not the only ones trying to figure that out.
Even Conan O’Brien’s noticed, saying “Experts are predicting kind of a tough fight between Romney and his biggest ideological opponent: Mitt Romney from four years ago. Those guys don’t agree on anything.”
There might be something behind that. The Mitt who was governor of Massachusetts had to appeal to a pretty progressive crowd to get elected, and the Mitt who’s running for president needs the Republican base to clinch the GOP nomination.
All we know is Mitt wants to get to the White House. And you know what that means: The battle of Mitt v. Mitt rumbles on.
The results so far have already been pretty frightening, so that’s why we need your help spreading the word on every flip-flop, backtrack, and refusal to take a clear stance.
Americans deserve to know what they’d get from a President Romney.
Be part of the team that tells the truth about Mitt. Watch the video and sign up today:
Thanks,
Patrick
Patrick Gaspard
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee
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Test your knowledge: Take the Mitt quiz …Brad Woodhouse, Democrats.org
The Mitt Romney who’s running for the Republican presidential nomination has said he would sign legislation to end Medicare as we know it, slash Social Security, and repeal health care reform as one of his first acts in office.
But over the years, Mitt Romney has supported expanding access to health care, protecting a woman’s right to choose, and investing in infrastructure — just like the kind in the Recovery Act that brought us back from the brink of a depression.
It’s one thing for a politician’s positions to evolve over time. It’s another to flip back and forth over the course of a 20-year political career based on what office you’re running for and where.
And that’s exactly what Romney has shown: He has no core convictions or values. With him, it’s all just politics.
It makes you wonder — which Mitt would we get in the White House?
And which Mitt would we be relying on to make decisions on behalf of millions of Americans, during a crisis, or as commander in chief?
So we took a hard look at his record, everywhere he’s stood on the issues, and put it all together in the form of a new site, www.WhichMitt.com
We can’t predict exactly how Mitt would govern as president, but you can take the quiz to test how well you know his track record to get an idea — and perhaps learn a little more about the man some are calling the Republican front-runner.
Which Mitt do you know?
The answer may surprise you:
Thanks,
Brad
Brad Woodhouse
Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
P.S. — After you check out the quiz, pass this note on to your friends and family, and challenge them to beat your score.
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1 Million … Barack Obama
Our campaign is about to hit 1 million grassroots donors.
I wanted to write to you because this is something that only happens once.
No matter what our opponents do — and however many people end up becoming a part of this campaign — this first million will always be the group that put this movement in the best position possible for the fights ahead.
Thank you. And know that while you’re one of the first million to step up, you represent millions more across the country who are counting on us.
But we can’t do this alone. We’ve always relied on each other, not Washington lobbyists or corporate interests, to build this campaign. That’s why I’m asking you to inspire someone to make their first donation today by promising to match it.
Make a donation to match a first-time donor, and help put us over 1 million today:
Thanks,
Barack
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