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Republican candidate assumes women at Ryan event are ‘talking about shoes’

A Republican Senate candidate from Pennsylvania who said that out-of-wedlock pregnancy was similar to rape is being accused of a second sexist comment after video emerged of him telling women at a Paul Ryan campaign event that he assumed they were “talking about shoes.” Pennsylvania Democrats released video on Thursday…

Reporters grill GOP Senate hopeful for comparing out-of-wedlock pregnancy to rape

Republican Senate candidate Tom Smith (PA) was grilled by reporters on Monday after he appeared to compare out-of-wedlock pregnancy to rape, but then quickly and repeatedly denied the analogy. Reporters asked Smith after he spoke to the Pennsylvania Press Club whether he believed women should be allowed to terminate their…