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  • Valerie Jarrett on Mitt Romney’s backward policies for women

    Today, Jarrett joined the Gotta Vote bus tour in Greensboro, North Carolina, and spoke about the clear contrast between a candidate whose answer to an equal pay question was "binders full of women" and a President whose first piece of legislation helped women fight pay discrimination.

    Valerie Jarrett was in Hempstead, New York, at last night's debate—giving her a front-row seat to Mitt Romney's disastrous answers on women's issues.

    Today, Jarrett joined the Gotta Vote bus tour in Greensboro, North Carolina, and spoke about the clear contrast between a candidate whose answer to an equal pay question was "binders full of women" and a President whose first piece of legislation helped women fight pay discrimination:

    "Do you know what he thinks about every morning, in addition to you? His daughters. As he said last night, he wants them to grow up [with the same opportunities as our sons], which is why the first bill he signed was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act—equal pay for equal work.

    "Twice we tried to get additional legislation passed through the Congress: the Paycheck Fairness Act. Not a single Republican voted for that, and it would've given women more teeth to go after employers who aren't paying them fairly.

    "You know the other thing the president was clear on last night: He believes a woman should be able to choose what to do with her own body"My mother, who's 83, was talking to my daughter, who's 26. My mother said, "I can't believe you might have to fight the same battles I fought decades ago. That's not right. That's going backward." Romney's economic plan goes backward, his social policies go backward. He's backward. Which way are we? Forward. Which way are we going to go? Forward."

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  • North Carolina reacts to the debate

    It's pretty clear to these North Carolinians who won the debate last night.

    Janet from Winston-Salem:

    "President Obama was so engaged. He made good points about health care, especially points about women's issues. Mitt Romney's not really for women's issues. His explanation of his stance on equal pay was so bizarre—and the one thing that stuck out for me was how he said he understood it because he had a woman who had to leave early to make dinner for her kids. I thought, he just doesn't get it at all."

    Tony from High Point:

    "Last night, Barack Obama was the president we elected in '08—the president who will continue to do the job from 2012–2016. The President stood toe to toe with Romney and spoke about that 47 percent. There's an old passage, what you do in the dark will come to light. Romney spoke something behind closed doors that was the true heart of the man. Then, in public, he says something else. You cannot trust a guy like that. The President has been consistent. It's a tough job, but he's done well."

    Dan from Winston-Salem:

    "President Obama did a great job last night. I watched it all. The moment when Romney tried and failed to nail him on his comment [on Libya] in the Rose Garden was priceless. To me, it showed how Romney comes across as hard and uncaring and Obama comes across as caring for the people."

    Jo from High Point:

    "President Obama did excellent. He showed he's presidential, but he got Romney on Libya, he got him on immigration, he got him on health care. He showed Romney for who he is: someone who tells everyone what they want to hear and then lets his surrogates walk it back. That is not what a candidate for president is supposed to do."

    Ellen from Winston-Salem:

    "Romney was flustered last night. The President was much more clear. He just stated his case so much more succinctly, especially on women's issues. Romney's been back and forth—women can't trust him. I think we have to go with someone who's actually done what's in our best interest."

  • "Binders full of women"?!

    "Binders full of women"—those four words encapsulate everything Mitt Romney's offering American women in this election. If that phrase makes you shake your head, help us make sure Romney is not setting policy on everything from health care to equal pay for the next four years.

    Check out this email from our finance director, Hildy Kuryk, on why Romney just doesn't get it, then chip in $5 or whatever you can to fight back.

    Friend --

    Last night, Mitt Romney demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt to American women that he is not with us.

    He does not share our dreams, or understand our experience. When asked about workplace equality, he only offered a revealing anecdote about "binders full of women."

    Compare that to our president's response: "These are not just women's issues. These are family issues, these are economic issues, and one of the things that makes us grow as an economy is when everybody participates and women are getting the same fair deal as men are."

    That's the vision and leadership we need for our kids, our mothers, our sisters -- all Americans. But we need to fight for it.

    Tonight is the biggest and last FEC fundraising deadline President Obama and Democrats will face in this election. None of us can sit on the sidelines: Please make a donation of $5 or more right now.

    Plain and simple, Governor Romney just doesn't get it.

    He has done nothing to support women (except for those "binders") and we can expect the same if he becomes president -- and that is deeply offensive to me. I'm sure it's deeply offensive to you, too.

    As a young mother, a working woman, and someone who cares about a level playing field, I am ready to do everything I can to defeat the Romney-Ryan ticket.

    Tonight's the big deadline, and we're the only ones who can take charge of our future. Donate $5 or more before our very last FEC fundraising deadline of this election at midnight tonight:

    Thank you for everything you're doing -- we've got to help Democrats win.

    Hildy

    Hildy Kuryk
    National Finance Director
    Democratic National Committee

    P.S. -- This only works if we each do our part. Less than three weeks to go. Keep Romney and Ryan out of the White House and stand up against the Republicans.

    Donate now

  • Ending health care inequality

    Being a woman shouldn't be considered a pre-existing condition—and thanks to Barack Obama, it's not.

    Being a woman shouldn't be considered a pre-existing condition—and thanks to Barack Obama, it's not.

  • We found the binder

    At tonight's debate, Mitt Romney said he had ''binders full of women.'' We found one.

    At tonight's debate, Mitt Romney said he had "binders full of women." We found one.

  • Fighting for equal pay

    The Lilly Ledbetter Act was the first bill Barack Obama signed into law. Mitt Romney refuses to say whether he'd have signed it. Women know which candidate is fighting for them.

    The Lilly Ledbetter Act was the first bill Barack Obama signed into law. Mitt Romney refuses to say whether he'd have signed it. Women know which candidate is fighting for them.

  • The Real Romney

    Mitt Romney is trying to hide his extreme positions from voters. Share this video to make sure people remember who the real Romney is—then pitch in $5 to help us fight back.

  • "This is personally offensive"

    On the debate stage last week, Mitt Romney shamelessly misled the American people when he said he has a plan to insure people with pre-existing conditions. Like so much of the rhetoric that comes out of Romney's mouth, it's simply not true—even his campaign admitted it after the debate.

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