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We don't all have to be lock step. retrowire Apr 2017 #1
Women's rights aren't "extra" NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #3
I get that... retrowire Apr 2017 #7
Sorry if I misinterpreted NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #9
I'm with you. Thanks for backing off, I've got no damn patience today lol retrowire Apr 2017 #11
:) NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #14
Nice to see you and retro 'making up.' pangaia Apr 2017 #34
Hey when I'm wrong I'm wrong NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #85
Way to go. pangaia Apr 2017 #87
Nice to see you and riffraff 'making up.' pangaia Apr 2017 #33
Retrowire, let me give you a hug! athena Apr 2017 #95
:) thank you nt retrowire Apr 2017 #102
Nancy, I love you but NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #2
Well, that can still be the platform of the party without chasing pro-lifers out of the party!!! Yo_Mama Apr 2017 #66
"There have always been pro-life Dems" musette_sf Apr 2017 #91
Agree onetexan Apr 2017 #96
I consider myself pro life/pro choice. tavernier Apr 2017 #98
ditto onetexan Apr 2017 #99
Probably more so. tavernier Apr 2017 #100
Joe Biden voted for the "partial birth" abortion ban in 2003 karynnj Apr 2017 #108
It's all an economic issue bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #4
The problem isnt the pro life believers its the anti-choice ones cstanleytech Apr 2017 #5
I agree that there IS a distinction FakeNoose Apr 2017 #15
agree with you VigilantG Apr 2017 #31
First time I ever heard it put that way. Guess I have been sleeping. pangaia Apr 2017 #37
It's the key to getting Catholics back to the Democratic party FakeNoose Apr 2017 #62
I think most Catholics are still Democrats TexasBushwhacker Apr 2017 #73
Well spoken. pangaia Apr 2017 #75
Yeah, I agree with that. KPN Apr 2017 #68
The problem for the Democratic party is that younger generation is not as liberal on this issue. Yo_Mama Apr 2017 #70
YESSSSSSSSSSSS pls can we make room for the view that one can be so-called "pro-life" AND pro-choice Kashkakat v.2.0 Apr 2017 #84
That isn't what Sanders got criticized for dsc Apr 2017 #6
So you're contention is Plucketeer Apr 2017 #12
This is what he said dsc Apr 2017 #18
Some Democrats are progressive, and some Democrats are not. Plucketeer Apr 2017 #20
the words vote for the man might have been nice dsc Apr 2017 #22
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yes how dare the DNC let Black people vote dsc Apr 2017 #26
How far out of contention Plucketeer Apr 2017 #43
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So those old bits of footage Plucketeer Apr 2017 #47
the fact is his career in the Congress he did nothing in terms of civil rights dsc Apr 2017 #57
Yet he was rated 93% by the ACLU, indicating a pro-civil rights voting record. Gore1FL Apr 2017 #64
he voted the right way dsc Apr 2017 #65
If you say so. Gore1FL Apr 2017 #71
You all are just looking for reasons to go after Bernie. Nobody is fooled. nt m-lekktor Apr 2017 #42
Actually we dare to criticize BS when it's warranted Cha Apr 2017 #60
Yup sharedvalues Apr 2017 #74
+1. So transparent. JudyM Apr 2017 #81
Bernie's corrected himself. Has vouched for Ossoff and endorsed him. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #38
it was a gaffe in the sense dsc Apr 2017 #46
BS woudn't endorse him the day of the election.. he got Cha Apr 2017 #59
The Big Fat Problem was Jon Ossoff is PRO CHOICE and Cha Apr 2017 #67
BS refused to call Ossoff a "progressive" and said.. Cha Apr 2017 #63
IMO, he didn't need to 'support' Ossoff. Just needed to make a generic, positive statement. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #30
Exactly, dsc.. BS called "aggressively anti-cholce" Mello a "progressive" Cha Apr 2017 #53
Interesting that Sanders came out in support of this candidate. LiberalFighter Apr 2017 #8
He simply didn't know Ossoff, that's already been discussed. retrowire Apr 2017 #10
Perzactly! nt Plucketeer Apr 2017 #13
He's head of Democratic party Outreach. To not know about the Ossoff race is hard to believe KittyWampus Apr 2017 #32
Thumbs up! LiberalFighter Apr 2017 #72
Why keep repeating the same misinformation? Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #109
Yeah, very curious Cha Apr 2017 #69
You can be a Democrat, of course, but we don't have to vote for you OKNancy Apr 2017 #16
There is a common ground, actually. JNelson6563 Apr 2017 #17
It's really the semantics... LakeArenal Apr 2017 #21
There is no common ground with anti-choicers. They are anti-women. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #27
The difference is personal belief vs forcing others to behave according to your beliefs. Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #19
But you can't be a Democrat and anti-choice. That makes you a Republican. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #24
Therein lies the difference. JNelson6563 Apr 2017 #25
That's why pro-choicers must not give an inch. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #28
There are several Dems who support the Hyde amendment. No one's screeching about them. JudyM Apr 2017 #39
Filling seats with anti-choicers is a great big FU to women. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #48
Filling with actual republican agenda candidates is worse, though. JudyM Apr 2017 #49
Being anti-choice is a big part of the Republican agenda. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #51
Yes, and being anti-environment and anti-voting rights, and anti-LGBT and anti-gun control and ... JudyM Apr 2017 #55
A woman's right to bodily autonomy is the foundation of freedom 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #61
I'd leave that part of the ballot blank before I'd ever knowingly vote for anti-choice bekkilyn Apr 2017 #82
The Issue W/Sanders Is He Consistently Insults The Democratic Party KittyWampus Apr 2017 #29
How many Democrats are "Pro Death"? mwooldri Apr 2017 #35
Pro-life - I'm laughing here. CrispyQ Apr 2017 #36
Exactly. F'in "Pro-Life" is a bs term. What's the alternative? JDC Apr 2017 #54
Nancy couldn't very well say otherwise. BigDemVoter Apr 2017 #40
Big difference Mz Pip Apr 2017 #41
I agree - Being Pro-choice is not a prerequisite to being a Democrat. Purity oaths are dumb. Lil Missy Apr 2017 #44
+ 1. MBS Apr 2017 #50
What about anti-choice? 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #56
So we should have no standards whatsoever, not even for basic human rights? (nt) bekkilyn Apr 2017 #80
"Pro-choice is not a prerequisite to being a Democrat"? musette_sf Apr 2017 #93
THAT is a Purity Test. Lil Missy Apr 2017 #105
WRONG. Defending and upholding the sacred rights of HALF OF AMERICA musette_sf Apr 2017 #106
It is about choice still_one Apr 2017 #52
you can be 'pro-life' you just don't get to support people/policies that are not pro-choice nini Apr 2017 #58
On this issue of reproductive rights and access to abortion on demand, PatrickforO Apr 2017 #76
The terminology creates misperception of position... MedusaX Apr 2017 #77
I hope all democrats are "pro-life" RockCreek Apr 2017 #78
Uggghhhhhh bekkilyn Apr 2017 #79
Everyone is prolife. J_William_Ryan Apr 2017 #83
I look forward to all the angry threads melman Apr 2017 #86
reading these threads the last few days - wonder if there could be another option besides "pro-life" Kashkakat v.2.0 Apr 2017 #88
I call them pro-forced birth (nt) bekkilyn Apr 2017 #103
I'd rather have a candidate who share 75% of my views NobodyHere Apr 2017 #89
Anyone who is an enemy of musette_sf Apr 2017 #92
Exactly. There is NO compromise when it comes to basic human rights. (nt) bekkilyn Apr 2017 #104
In Other Words, You Can Be Catholic TomCADem Apr 2017 #90
I wish they'd stop saying PRO-LIFE Skittles Apr 2017 #94
You can work to ensure that abortion remains safe and legal Bettie Apr 2017 #97
I am . . . BUT . . . Paula Sims Apr 2017 #101
Does Nancy Pelosi think it's OK for a Democratic representative andym Apr 2017 #107
Don't listen to her. Orsino Apr 2017 #110
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