Dems on defense in war over women

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Democrats played defense Thursday, after an unforced error by veteran Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen criticizing stay-at-home mom Ann Romney allowed Republicans to turn the tables at a time when their likely standard-bearer is scrambling to close a massive gender gap.

Rosen eventually apologized, but not before Romney was handed a life preserver, if only a temporary one, on an issue related to women — a set of concerns that caused him to tack right in the hard-fought Republican primary.