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Democrats' 'war on women' a manufactured issue?

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    New York U.S. Senate candidate Wendy Long weighs in

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Sixteen minutes after the top of the hour many Democrats who spoke at last week's convention accuse Republicans of waging a war on women but.

Republican women would beg to differ.

Under President Obama I think women have suffered a little bit more.

You think about it -- didn't five point seven million and women are out of work.

We've gone from 7% unemployment to seven point 8% unemployment.

I would like federal government to let me keep a little bit of my own money so I -- -- my own contraceptives if I want to -- I want more free choice more liberties then then anything else and so I think that federal government trying to be.

Trying to get.

Bring this so called war on women I think it's just a way to distract from the fact that they're not talking about their failed policies.

Enemy now -- US senate has.

From New York Wendy Long could -- And Gretchen good morning so.

-- women voters.

-- just heard about the same issues.

As men when it comes to the economy for example.

It is a lot of people feel like at the DNC last week when the main messages was this whole contraception thing.

And I found myself at some point feeling like that could be insulting to women that they only think about one inch.

It was amazing as Peggy Noonan said to look at the face of the party at the Democratic Convention and hear them talking about birth control birth control birth control.

Was just amazing it was so out of touch in this whole.

Phony war on women -- is such a manufactured issue as your other -- was just saying.

To distract attention from the very poor record of the Democrats on jobs and the economy which is what women really do care about their well over five million women out of work.

And that doesn't even count their husbands their children that's what they're concerned about you know we don't have -- birth control problem we have -- spending control problems and -- seeing how -- message can gain so much steam right because.

Is it a way to just divert away as -- -- was saying from the actual reality of where we sit today.

Well you know I don't think it's really gaining steam with -- real women as I travel around New York State campaigning for the US senate.

I hear the women talking about the jobs the economy the incredible burden of regulation on their small businesses.

I don't hear that many women saying I think somebody else should be paying for my birth control pills but take a look at the unemployment rate.

Since January 2009.

Unemployment point 8% increase 692000.

More unemployed median weekly earnings.

That is unchanged so in general women are also facing the same unemployment crisis it's not -- -- And I absolutely mean we have almost a million more women unemployed now than when my opponent.

Houston Gillibrand took office in the senate and then President Obama came into office.

Let's take a look at how President Obama though and Mitt Romney are doing with regard to the female vote so right now President Obama has a six point lead.

Over Mitt Romney of course in the last election for John McCain he single handedly you know did very well with women what does Mitt Romney need to do.

To trying get more female voters as.

I think he's to be exactly the right thing he's addressing himself to the serious problems facing our economy he's addressing himself to job creation.

That's what women want to hear about.

They don't want to hear who's going to be paying for my birth control pills they can pay for them if they have jobs.

This economy is moving that's the real issue of concern to them.

Wendy -- is running for US senate and Republicans in the State of New York -- times --

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