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Demsrule86

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39. Mello voted to ban abortions at 20 weeks and to deny health care for abortions and to insist a

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 11:00 AM

Apr 2017

physician be present for all abortions including morning after pill use...Kaine never voted for anything like that. But the thing that angers me is the idea that economic rights trump social justice...that if a candidate agree with Sen. Sander's economic message that is all that matters in terms of an endorsement...just don't agree.

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Is this all because Bernie endorsed ONE LOCAL CANDIDATE IN A LOCAL RACE [View all] retrowire Apr 2017 OP

No. nt stevenleser Apr 2017 #1

Go onnn....? Nt retrowire Apr 2017 #2

nope. boston bean Apr 2017 #3

Go onnn...? Nt retrowire Apr 2017 #4

Nope. tallahasseedem Apr 2017 #5

Go onnn....? Nt retrowire Apr 2017 #7

Go onnn....? Nt LanternWaste Apr 2017 #6

Yes annnnd....? Nt retrowire Apr 2017 #9

No. nt LexVegas Apr 2017 #8

Go onnn...? Nt retrowire Apr 2017 #10

Yes it is ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #11

Thank you for actual information. Nt retrowire Apr 2017 #16

No, it isn't. It's been explained to you many times this is about Sanders' own rhetoric KittyWampus Apr 2017 #27

+1 nt Fresh_Start Apr 2017 #77

You know this is false on its face, party is ready to bash on Benedict Donald not selective purism uponit7771 Apr 2017 #61

I think we are agreeing with each other ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #69

Bernie endorsed a pro-life candidate. Speaks for itself, doesn't it? RelativelyJones Apr 2017 #12

If I were simpler retrowire Apr 2017 #18

Please don't use the word "pro-life" to refer to people who don't realize athena Apr 2017 #21

Agreed. I should have said anti-choice. RelativelyJones Apr 2017 #57

He supported the Dem Volstagg Apr 2017 #23

No, there is a huge difference of opinion between the Third-Way Dems and the Sanders' message Samantha Apr 2017 #13

Agreed. Constructive criticism. Not worth the sh*tstorm. JudyM Apr 2017 #34

They lost those races largely because they stopped trying at the local level. alarimer Apr 2017 #76

I didn't use to use the word "establishment" Democrat before now HopeAgain Apr 2017 #78

Well, Nancy Pelosi said recently Democrats do not want changes; they like things the way they are Samantha Apr 2017 #84

No. Demit Apr 2017 #14

And dissed a NATIONAL candidate in a NATIONAL race WhiteTara Apr 2017 #15

No, there's the little matter of who he didn't endorse recently and why. Then there's his insults KittyWampus Apr 2017 #17

The rush to defend Bernie while painting detractors as part of some... SaschaHM Apr 2017 #37

Thank you. nt cwydro Apr 2017 #44

+1, they're not being obtuse at this point ... the RECENT statements from Sanders doesn't need all uponit7771 Apr 2017 #62

No. nt JTFrog Apr 2017 #19

There are many personally "pro-life" Democrats in various positions of power in the party... TCJ70 Apr 2017 #20

Exactly retrowire Apr 2017 #24

Which is irrelevant to the conversation about Sanders being pragmatic about women's rights KittyWampus Apr 2017 #28

... retrowire Apr 2017 #33

+1, they get it ... selective purism is pious at best uponit7771 Apr 2017 #63

Mello voted to ban abortions at 20 weeks and to deny health care for abortions and to insist a Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #39

He didn't just vote for them, he SPONSORED them. Vesper Apr 2017 #59

You are correct...thanks. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #67

He actively worked to enact restrictive abortion laws. Are_grits_groceries Apr 2017 #58

Heres the truth about Mellos record Omaha Steve Apr 2017 #60

You left out the part where he sponsored a ban on abortion at 20 weeks...unacceptable. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #68

Joe Biden once voted for a late-term abortion ban and received low marks from NARAL in 1999 and 2003 Omaha Steve Apr 2017 #70

Twenty weeks is not late term. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #71

So you want the anti-choice R incumbent to win! Omaha Steve Apr 2017 #72

I don't want the anti-choice Democratic candidate endorsed by party leaders. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #73

Exactly! How much CLEARER could you be? Thank you!! NurseJackie Apr 2017 #74

That is my problem with this... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #82

Bold Nebraska has been fighting Keystone XL since day one, guess who they endorsed for mayor Omaha Steve Apr 2017 #86

No Kaine ever voted for the following ... this guy is anti-choice period. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #81

You're gonna need a bigger boat. JTFrog Apr 2017 #22

Enough already. we can do it Apr 2017 #25

Agreed. I think I've said my piece. retrowire Apr 2017 #26

No and obviously so mythology Apr 2017 #29

I try to tell myself that's not the case. retrowire Apr 2017 #30

Nope, it's been an ongoing split. Or didn't you see what happened in 2016, when a non-Democrat RedWedge Apr 2017 #31

He got me to join and stay with this party. retrowire Apr 2017 #38

No, it was because frazzled Apr 2017 #32

LET ME HUG YOU retrowire Apr 2017 #40

I'm humbled and pleased frazzled Apr 2017 #42

Well that's the thing! retrowire Apr 2017 #45

I agree with your earlier post too. eom Blanks Apr 2017 #80

Very good explanation...indeed. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #50

Exactly! Phoenix61 Apr 2017 #54

I am begging you to post this as an op... tallahasseedem Apr 2017 #56

+1, linking this as reply uponit7771 Apr 2017 #64

So much this. SO much! NT Adrahil Apr 2017 #65

Yes, please post this as an OP. betsuni Apr 2017 #66

Thank you so much for this! Clear. Concise. Organized. Factual... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #75

+1 nt Fresh_Start Apr 2017 #79

Of course not. His preference for Mello over Ossoff is just the latest example. DanTex Apr 2017 #35

Less emphasis in deep red states you mean. retrowire Apr 2017 #41

no, it's his hypocrisy around party purity and then his support for a non progressive La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #36

Nailed it. If he wants to fantasize about being our fearless leader, he needs to do so privately. randome Apr 2017 #48

The comrades want to divide and conquer. Greybnk48 Apr 2017 #43

"Is that what fainting looks like...?" LanternWaste Apr 2017 #46

Huh? Nt retrowire Apr 2017 #47

No, but he has repeatedly made economic populism his overarching priority pnwmom Apr 2017 #49

The party is not splitting. hrmjustin Apr 2017 #51

No. nt jrthin Apr 2017 #52

No. Eko Apr 2017 #53

Let it sink. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #55

Well... kcdoug1 Apr 2017 #83

DOES WRITING IN ALL CAPS MAKE IT SOUND LIKE THIS POST IS SMARTER THAN IT ACTUALLY IS? La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #85

Pri, you always say things so succinctly. cwydro Apr 2017 #87