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Bettie

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57. Given where I live, we often need to concede

Mon Apr 24, 2017, 05:48 PM

Apr 2017

that not all of our Dems are pure or have all the right positions.

Trust me, it is better to have a not-perfect Dem than a passel of downright evil Republicans.

My senators are Grassley and Earnst, and Rod Blum is my rep. I have zero representation, so to get some, I'd be willing to take the imperfect.

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Yesterday some top Dems supported other Dems with Right to Life views [View all] Akamai Apr 2017 OP

You don't see the problem with insisting we must run progressive canididates and Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #1

Please tell Nancy Pelosi and Dick Durbin they don't understand politics, then. Explain to Sanders Akamai Apr 2017 #2

I already called their offices. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #4

I believe this is exactly was is going on: Ligyron Apr 2017 #21

I agree with you on this! Akamai Apr 2017 #60

Partially is being too generous melman Apr 2017 #58

Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup. Akamai Apr 2017 #61

He might be, time will tell. Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #20

I don't have a problem with pro-life views. I do have a problem with those views Vinca Apr 2017 #3

The thing that makes me so angry is the idea that women can Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #5

Did you read Omaha Steve's excellent clarification of the mischaracterization of Akamai Apr 2017 #6

Was this misrepresented? Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #7

That if true, is of concern. But one does not know if it is true, what the circumstances were, etc. Akamai Apr 2017 #8

This out of the way mayoral race was a catalyst for division ehrnst Apr 2017 #11

Omaha is the 44th ranked U.S. metrolpolitan area based by population Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #22

Exactly. nt JTFrog Apr 2017 #40

It is true. See below. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #29

Yes, true in 2010 Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #43

He is not in the legislature anymore...you have no idea how he would vote today...we can only go by Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #45

That and the pledges he now makes Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #46

He should not have been endorsed...voting for him given his anti-choice voting Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #47

thank you for this much-needed clarification ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #10

Yes we read Steve's gratuitous smears of Tim Kaine, who has a solid Pro-Choice voting record. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #27

Mello supported NE 1103 Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #31

Democrats aren't going to get elected without their strong support for social justice issues ehrnst Apr 2017 #9

I agree, and certainly Pelosi, Durbin, Schumer, and Sanders (among many other progressives) are Akamai Apr 2017 #13

This is what Durbin actually said-from the article Progressive dog Apr 2017 #12

Mello has repeatedly said (as did JFK) that although he is personally opposed to abortion, he would Akamai Apr 2017 #15

That does not make sense given his voting record... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #35

Are Pelosi and Durbin deluded about Mello? Are they lacking in knowledge? Akamai Apr 2017 #37

Durbin said that pro-life belief is not a deal breaker if you don't vote against choice...you know Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #39

Mello's actual action about abortion Progressive dog Apr 2017 #55

I'm pro-choice. Period. It's one of those issues that is not negotiable, as far as I'm concerned. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #14

As Spock would say, "That's illogical." If Trump suddenly turn into one who supported Akamai Apr 2017 #17

I don't think you're reading my post correctly. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #18

I like Bernie. I don't know why he felt compelled to praise Mello as a progressive. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #32

Jane Kleeb is the chair of the Democratic Party in nebraska. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #48

Thanks for the info. Makes perfect sense. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #49

Yes...I could not understand selecting a mayor's race before I found this out. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #50

No. They aren't suddenly holding Sanders to a different standard. kcr Apr 2017 #34

so it dials back to being pissed that Bernie wants to "change the party" or whatever. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #56

Why are you dragging HRC into this? She has a solid pro-choice record and has fought emulatorloo Apr 2017 #28

So, given that there are two people in a race Bettie Apr 2017 #25

I agree with your last sentence. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #54

Given where I live, we often need to concede Bettie Apr 2017 #57

Lucky you. Grampa Reefer Madness and the Pig Castration Lady. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #59

The perfect is the enemy of the good except when it comes to trade and guns. LexVegas Apr 2017 #16

Pelosi and Durbin aren't ideological purists. They don't have a holier-than-thou attitude. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #19

The only people bitching back and forth are the hard core Hillary and hard core Bernie people snooper2 Apr 2017 #23

It is the 21st fucking century and it seems like DURHAM D Apr 2017 #24

When you vote to deny women health care coverage for abortion as Mellow did... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #41

Correct. nt DURHAM D Apr 2017 #44

Mello is running for mayor. Not House or Senate. Ossoff is running for the House. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #26

Who said Mello was a real, extreme progressive? No one I know. Akamai Apr 2017 #38

Who said anyone called Mello an "extreme progressive" No one I know. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #42

I don't see Mello as very progressive either, but in a city race where the other is a true Akamai Apr 2017 #51

Can a person be a Republican and still believe in abortion and birth control? OregonBlue Apr 2017 #30

How do you feel about not allowing insurance to cover abortion? Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #36

"Believe in abortion"? What does this phrasing even mean? WinkyDink Apr 2017 #64

That women have the right to decide whether to carry a fetus to term or not. OregonBlue Apr 2017 #66

Other leaders don't put a purity test on a pathway to citizenship for tens of millions. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #33

Yes Dems CAN be right to lifers...they just cant... samnsara Apr 2017 #52

You're right -- and Mello has said that he would not impose his views on others. Akamai Apr 2017 #62

The Democratic term is not "right to life." It is "anti-choice." Another non-negotiable. WinkyDink Apr 2017 #65

The "right-to-life" group is a religious organization benpollard Apr 2017 #53

Women's Rights are non-negotiable, THE SAME WAY MEN'S RIGHTS ARE. End of story. WinkyDink Apr 2017 #63