The six stalest political cliches of 2012

“War on women” -at least 1000 search results from Nexis (the maximum research results shown); at least 42 pages of results from Google News

“There is a war against women, and Romney and Ryan — if they are elected — would become its top generals.” —Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), August 2012

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“There is no war on women. Women are doing well.”-South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R), April 10, 2012

“New Polling in Battleground Senate States By EMILY’s List and Planned Parenthood Action Fund Shows Birth Control Debate Helps Democratic Candidates; Hurts Candidates Who Join In War Against Women’s Health & Privacy”-EMILY’s List press release, March 8, 2012

“If the Democrats said we had a war on caterpillars and every mainstream media outlet talked about the fact that Republicans have a war on caterpillars, then we’d have problems with caterpillars”-Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on the “war on women,” April 5, 2012

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