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Thinkingabout

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8. Being anti-abortion does not qualify anyone to hold office.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 01:21 PM

Aug 2012

Too many people look at the abortion issue and then they vote, we need to elect leaders not protesters. I wonder how the voting record of these same people are on the safety net to care for these children born to families who can not afford them. They are against abortion but believe in abandoning them after they are born.

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Poll shows Akin's slide in Missouri Senate race [View all] brooklynite Aug 2012 OP

Good to see that the Rassmusen poll was right jaysunb Aug 2012 #1

Akin is welded to the Romney-Ryan-Republican DEGENERATE VALUES craphole Berlum Aug 2012 #2

Just shows what a stupid idiot he is. The slide, I'm sure, has nothing to do with abortion. Aristus Aug 2012 #3

But loyal Republican stepford wives will still vote for him pstokely Aug 2012 #12

K&R nt avebury Aug 2012 #4

We should send the crazy RW of the R. party a thank-you gift... Deep13 Aug 2012 #5

Nope, I don't trust these polls especially Ras Iliyah Aug 2012 #6

Missouri sometimes votes for a Senator from one party Art_from_Ark Aug 2012 #13

Akin is not an outier Dave Kilby Aug 2012 #7

Akin speaks the Puke truth CountAllVotes Aug 2012 #9

Being anti-abortion does not qualify anyone to hold office. Thinkingabout Aug 2012 #8

Very good point. freshwest Aug 2012 #14

I don't get it. Didn't these people know he was a "no exceptions" anti-choicer before?! SunSeeker Aug 2012 #10

Don't forget, he didn't WIN the nomination... brooklynite Aug 2012 #16

. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #11

Outside of St Louis and Columbia, Missouri is red eclect Dannyteague Aug 2012 #15

excellent Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #17