"Today we have too many people saying not only 'I disagree with you, ' but 'I hate your message and you shouldn't be allowed to say it, '" notes Mr. Smith, who now runs the Center for Competitive Politics.

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But women not only responded in large numbers, they answered in a way I never expected: They too hate Valentine's Day.

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