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- iHaveNet.com: Politics
by Mary Kate Cary
While a focus on social issues may benefit Rick Santorum during the
There are three reasons Republicans should keep the economy front and center in the 2012 election.
First, every
Second, a pro-growth message will also draw independent voters. These days, the largest voting bloc in the electorate is independent voters -- and polls show that far more of them are concerned with the economy and jobs than with same-sex marriage and home schooling.
Third, Republicans should recall that in many families, women are the breadwinners. Women make most of the day-to-day financial and healthcare decisions for their families. There's a reason "pocketbook" issues are called that -- because so many women respond to a message of fiscal responsibility. Republicans would be wise to remember that women comprised 53 percent of the electorate in 2008 and stay on an optimistic, family-oriented economic message.
A common sense, pro-growth agenda for turning the economy around, reining in government spending, and creating jobs will unify the
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