The Republican Party is dealing with the massive negative reaction to their many anti-women’s rights initiatives by pretending their “war on women” is completely imaginary.

But most women have a lot of unfortunate experience with lies told by powerful old men, and they’re not buying it.

Romney faces a huge deficit among female voters, one that more than negates his advantage among men and represents one of the biggest challenges he and his advisers face as they turn toward the November election. Obama’s edge among women gives him a clear lead among all registered voters in a matchup with Romney.