Romney took no position on that bill when it passed Congress,
and his campaign says he would not seek its repeal. But Obama
chided him, saying, "That shouldn't be a complicated
question. Equal pay for equal work."
Romney's campaign launched a new television commercial that
seemed designed to take the edge ever so slightly off his
opposition to abortion — the latest example of his recent
move toward the middle — while urging women voters to keep
pocketbook issues uppermost in their minds when they cast
their ballots.
"In fact he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of
rape, incest or to save a mother's life," says a woman in the
new ad. Pivoting quickly to economic matters, she adds, "But
I'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left
with. I voted for President Obama last time, but we just
can't afford four more years."
That dovetailed with Romney's personal pitch to an audience
in Virginia.
"This president has failed American's women. They've suffered
in terms of getting jobs," he declared, saying that 3.6
million more of them are in poverty now than when Obama took
office.
His running mate, Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, echoed that
message in Ohio.
"Twenty-six million women are trapped in poverty today.
That's the highest rate in 17 years," he said. "We need to
get people back to work."
