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uawchild

(2,208 posts)
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 08:21 PM Jun 2019

Most Democrats disagree with Biden on the Hyde Amendment

"A new poll conducted for POLITICO by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that only 36 percent of likely voters want to overturn the long-standing ban on Medicaid paying for abortion with federal funds. But among self-described Clinton voters, 57 percent support scrapping the current rules."

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/abortion-poll-hyde-amendment-230349

yep, the SAME POLL from 2016 that showed "most Americans" (58%) agreed with Joe Biden on SUPPORTING the Hyde Amendment
showed that MOST DEMOCRATS (57%) OPPOSED Biden's current position.

First, discussing a "new poll" from 2016 seems besides the point, but if we are to take away ANYTHING from that poll shouldn't it be that we Democrats OPPOSED the Hyde Amendment and we still do?

It's the official Democratic Party's position since 2016.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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Most Democrats disagree with Biden on the Hyde Amendment (Original Post) uawchild Jun 2019 OP
OMG... Biden has changed his position from YESTERDAY to TODAY? uawchild Jun 2019 #1
 

uawchild

(2,208 posts)
1. OMG... Biden has changed his position from YESTERDAY to TODAY?
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 08:31 PM
Jun 2019

Breaking news is that Biden has changed his position on the Hyde Amendment and now OPPOSES it because of recent restrictive actions on abortion rights by the Republicans.

But, just yesterday, he reaffirmed his SUPPORT for the Hyde Amendment, clarifying an EARLIER report that he was going to change his position.

C'mon man.

That's 3 changes of positions on the Hyde Amendment in less than 1 week?

Seriously?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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