A false claim about Heath Mello in a front page diary has been corrected. Thank you, Daily Kos.

[BainsBane]

36. That would be because Kaine is pro-choice

and Mello isn't. Kaine has a 100% rating from all the abortion rights organizations. None of OS quotes are from the past decade, and none involve legislation to take away women's rights to choose.

http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/50772/tim-kaine/2#.WP1nHGnyvIV

Meanwhile, Mello:

Mello co-sponsored a bill in 2009 requiring women to be informed that they could see an ultrasound before having an abortion, a move that national groups appeared to be unaware of until just now. Rewire reports further:

Mello is a sponsor of the final version of a 20-week abortion ban approved by the governor in 2010, and cast anti-choice votes in favor of requiring physicians to be physically present for an abortion in order to impede access to telemedicine abortion care, and a law banning insurance plans in the state from covering abortions. He was endorsed in 2010 by anti-choice group Nebraska Right to Life.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/omaha-mayoral-candidate-under-fire-says-he-would-never-do-anything-to-restrict-access-to-reproductive-health-care_us_58f8e868e4b018a9ce590a84?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

Why Bernie signaled out an obscure mayoral candidate to champion out of all the Democrats is a puzzle. I can't think of any positive explanation for it. We do see the result has been that his supporters are working feverishly to justify anti-choice positions.