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The Vermont senator’s $15 federal minimum wage proposal could be a big issue for voters in today’s Democratic primaries who have seen their incomes decline. “The financial pressures on women have been tremendous,” says a researcher in Ohio.
The GOP challenger’s incendiary rape comments gave Claire McCaskill a chance at reelection for Senate, but she is far from a shoo-in in this anti-Obama state.
Missouri Rep. Todd Akin (R) is so far refusing to abandon his once-promising Senate bid even as some Republicans call for him to step aside. Akin sent his campaign into a tailspin on Sunday over comments about “legitimate” rape.
Health reform is beginning to require insurers to cover contraception, which is bringing battles over the mandate to a head in states across the country. “It’s not a safe place for women and health care,” says a congressional candidate in Missouri.