Romney’s stance on abortion not only contradicts his earlier statements but continues to lose him women voters.
Melissa Harris-Perry
Once, long ago, Romney believed that abortion “should be safe and legal in this country.” Now, as he charges ever more towards the right, he has rejected his earlier views, further alienating women voters. Nation columnist Melissa Harris-Perry and Nation senior editor Emily Douglas discuss just how out of touch Romney has become, and how his stance is costing him mightily in swing states.
—Max Rivlin-Nadler
Melissa Harris-PerryTwitterMelissa Harris-Perry is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair and Professor in the Department of Politics and International Affairs and the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Wake Forest University. She is also the co-host of The Nation’s System Check podcast.