Apparently Progressive now means

[lapucelle]

79. Of course I can.

During the campaign when asked about Trump's troubling assertion that women who have abortions should be punished, a leading progressive responded:

"Any stupid, absurd remark made by Donald Trump becomes the story of the week. Maybe, just maybe, we might want to have a serious discussion about the serious issues facing America."

The same leading progressive refused to endorse the Democratic candidate over the Republican in a Georgia special election explaining, "I don't know if he's a progressive."

Yet the same man knew enough about a candidate in the VA gubernatorial primary to endorse him, even though the candidate has a voting history antithetical to pro-choice principles and even though the candidate has refused to take a stance on the issue. We don't know where the candidate stands on abortion issues, yet a leading progressive feels comfortable endorsing him.

A leading progressive asked the DNC chair to add a stop during the Unity Tour so he could make an appearance at a rally for a mayoral candidate with a virulently anti-choice record. The leading progressive (who is very selective about who he endorses) knew enough about this candidate to support him and arrange for an appearance at his side. Either the leading progressive knew about the candidate's anti-choice history, and he didn't care, or he never bothered to check the candidate's stance because it didn't matter.

There is nothing wrong with prioritizing issues; it's the denial that's troubling.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-jabs-sanders-over-trump-abortion-controversy/

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/329559-sanders-i-dont-know-if-ossoff-is-progressive

http://www.ontheissues.org/VA/Tom_Perriello.htm

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/democrats-vs-trump/bernie-sanders-clarifies-support-jon-ossoff-after-dustup-n749491