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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDon't fall for this quote (regarding Mello)
Planned Parenthood Voters of Nebraska has never endorsed Heath Mello for public office nor has Planned Parenthood Voters of Nebraska given Heath Mello a 100% rating, as some media outlets have erroneously reported, the group said in a statement.
Because it refers to Planned Parenthood Voters of Nebraska, which is a FaceBook group, run by god knows who. Not the Planned Parenthood organization in Nebraska.
PPVN, for all we know, could be in on the smear of Mello and Sanders. As far as I know, PPVN has never been cited by anyone as an organization we should give two shits about.
https://www.thenation.com/article/why-was-heath-mello-thrown-under-the-bus/
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Don't fall for this quote (regarding Mello) (Original Post)
ProfessorPlum
Apr 2017
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(51,550 posts)1. The PPVN quote is accurate. PPVN is who Mello's own campaign named.
Paige Hutchinson, Mellos campaign manager, told the Huffington Post on Friday that in his most recent term in the legislature, Heath Mello voted 100% with Planned Parenthood Voters of Nebraska. https://rewire.news/article/2017/04/21/planned-parenthood-nebraska-never-gave-heath-mello-100-percent-rating/
In his most recent term in the legislature, Heath Mello voted 100% with Planned Parenthood Voters of Nebraska, Mello campaign manager Paige Hutchinson said in a statement.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58f8e868e4b018a9ce590a84
So there was no "smear of Mello and Sanders" by PPVN. In fact, it is a smear of PPVN to suggest it smeared anyone. Let it go. Conjuring a conspiracy theory on this topic is not helping Dems.
boston bean
(36,221 posts)2. Thank you for the clarity.
George II
(67,782 posts)3. If the candidate's campaign manager says it's so, it must be so no matter how its spinned.