The failed 'war on women': 5 big election victories for women

One surefire way to lose an election bid? Make offensive, inaccurate comments about rape and abortion

Revelers holding signs that say "Women for Obama"
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As analysts make inferences based on last night's election results, one lesson has become resoundingly clear: Candidates shouldn't make ill-informed or offensive comments about rape or abortion. After Republican Senatorial candidates delivered several such widely-criticized remarks, inadvertently making national news, many Democrats repeated their cry that the GOP was waging a "war on women." Judging from the 5 key results below, voters may have agreed:

1. Todd Akin loses to Claire McCaskill in Missouri's Senate race

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