Recent Dominance of Social Issues in Presidential Campaign May Affect Women's Vote

The New York Times: Focus on Social Issues Could Shape Battle for Women, by Richard W. Stevenson:

Rick Santorum creates a stir by speaking out against prenatal testing. Virginia’s governor and legislature get caught up in an emotional debate over requiring women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound. President Obama, under pressure, recalibrates his position on health-insurance coverage of contraception for employers with religious affiliations.

Social issues are back with a vengeance, dominating the dialogue on the presidential campaign trail, in Congress and in state capitals. . . .