article_snippet.sent: Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul, on the defensive after a set of acrimonious exchanges with female journalists including, is denying that he has a problem with women. '
article_snippet.sent: Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul is on the defensive after an acrimonious exchange with TODAY host Savannah Guthrie Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday morning. 
article_snippet.sent: Paul, a libertarian-leaning Kentucky senator, launched Paul, a libertarian-leaning Kentucky senator presidential bid on Tuesday in Louisville.  
article_snippet.sent: Responding yesterday to accusations of sexism that bubbled up following Paul, a libertarian-leaning Kentucky senator  
article_snippet.sent: I'll own up to that' Paul's woes on Wednesday began with an early morning sparring match on TODAY with Savannah Guthrie over perceived flip flops on foreign policy issues.
article_snippet.sent: American Bridge 21st Century, a liberal opposition-research group, tore into Paul on Wednesday morning, telling Daily Mail Online, 'Paul can't seem to step in front of a camera without proving that shooting from the hip is a good way to shoot yourself in the foot.' '
article_snippet.sent: Paul's got miles to go before Paul ability catches up to Paul ambition,' the group's spokesman, Ben Ray, said. ''
article_snippet.sent: And judging by Paul temper, Paul knows it, too.'
article_snippet.sent: A spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee accused Paul of running away from Paul record. '
article_snippet.sent: Every time Paul gets asked about something Paul’s said, Paul response is to deny ever having said his response,' DNC National Press Secretary Holly Shulman said, adding that it will be difficult for Paul to run as the ' "trust" candidate when Paul keeps blatantly lying to voters about Paul own record.' '
article_snippet.sent: By Wednesday afternoon Paul was being labeled as a sexist, leading the conservative to declare  on CNN that Paul's an 'equal opportunity' offender. '
article_snippet.sent: Paul was joined by Paul wife Kelley Ashby on stage Tuesday as Paul declared that Paul would campaign to 'take our country back' After the DNC blasted the Associated Press' write-up of the conversation, other reporters following Paul around in New Hampshire began asking Paul about abortion, at which point Paul turned the argument on the campaign arm of the Democratic Party. '
article_snippet.sent: 'Now your turn, Senator Paul,' she said. '
article_snippet.sent: Now your turn, Senator Paul know you want to allow government officials like yourself to make this decision for women —
article_snippet.sent: The Paul campaign did not respond to a request for comment no whether or not Savannah Guthrie gave Savannah Guthrie a fair interview.