Women, we are second rate, second class, less than in the eyes of some in our Party.

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11. We will never go back.

Absolute bullshit that we're still even discussing the subject in 2017. Absolute bullshit. It should have been over in 1973.

The following is my opinion, and at least today, as a woman, I still have the right to have one. Who knows. Tomorrow I may not have that right. You may agree, or you may disagree, and THAT is YOUR right...at least for today.

Democrats lose because Democrats don't fight. Democrats try to appease. Democrats try to get along. Democrats try to make everyone happy. Democrats try not to be too controversial. Democrats try to be too politically correct.

Democrats need to just get on with it. Democrats need to be clear on their message. Democrats need to stick to the platform of the party and be proud and vocal about those issues that are supported by that party platform. They need to learn to shout their ideals from the rooftops, and to counter the Republicans who lie about those ideals fiercely and defiantly.

Democrats did not lose because of Hillary, or because of abortion, or because of Bernie Sanders. Democrats lost because they are perceived as not as tough or as strong as Republicans.

We need to change that.

So, if my right to have this view is ever taken from me, you need to understand that I'm going to be fighting like hell to keep it. Just like I'm going to be fighting like hell for women to have control over their own bodies. Because if we give up ANY deserved right, then ALL of our rights come into question.

When you start telling me that it's going to take caving in on women's rights to win an election, what you are really telling me is that YOU are not willing to fight as hard as I am to save those rights.