Well, when the economy took a nosedive once they took control of Congress, they spent enormous amounts of money that failed to help the economy at all, pushed threw the hated Obamacare, are doing nothing to help gas prices, failed to pass a budget, etc and so on, well, yeah, they have to deflect to a silly meme
Democrats and allied groups including Emily’s List are framing Republican moves to cut federal spending as a war on women, an effort aimed at influencing the 2012 elections.
Support from women voters helped propel Republican gains in the 2010 elections. Democrats are hoping to reverse that next year by arguing that measures including the Republican push to end traditional Medicare would disproportionately affect women, who live longer than men.
Analysts say the success of the Democratic message likely would increase the party’s chances of holding the White House and Senate, and possibly winning a House majority.
“The Republicans have handed the Democrats a gift,†said Leonie Huddy, a political science professor at Stony Brook University in New York. “If they play it right, they have exactly the issue that will attract women voters to them.â€
Hey, ladies, you know the Democrats are simply attempting to play you for chumps, right?
