| − | Senate Democrats hold hearings on the pay equality for women, blame McCain. All the while, Obama is not criticized for paying over $12,000 more for male staffers than women staffers. McCain's campaign actually pays 24% more to women than does Obama. | + | Senate Democrats hold hearings on the pay equality for women, blame McCain. All the while, Obama is not criticized for paying over $12,000 more for male staffers than women staffers. McCain's campaign actually pays 24% more to women than does Obama. <ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=35972 Obama Pays Women Only 78 Percent of What He Pays Men] CNSNews, September 18, 2008</ref> |