Pro-life Democrats were dismayed when the DNC chair Tom Perez said that there was no room in the party for pro-life politicians. The executive director of Democrats for Life of America expressed concern for this "non-negotiable position."
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What pro-life Democrats have to say after being majorly shunned
He is alienating over 20% of his voting base including two pro-life Democrats in the Congress. This whole thing is very strange, it's this kind of extremism that is eroding the party. One day he supports a candidate that is clearly a centrist on the issue enjoying broad support from both the pro-life and pro-choice constituents:
Last week, former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and DNC chair Tom Perez publicly supported the Democratic candidate for mayor of Omaha, Neb., Heath Mello...
Mello was previously endorsed by the group Nebraska Right to Life in 2012, but he had also received a 100 percent rating from Planned Parenthood Voters of Nebraska in 2015, his campaign manager pointed out to the Huffington Post.
A Catholic, Mello said in a statement to the Huffington Post that “while my faith guides my personal views, as Mayor I would never do anything to restrict access to reproductive health care.” (
What pro-life Democrats have to say after being majorly shunned, Catholic News Agency)
This guy is as bad as Donald Trump, does one thing, says another. What happened to the time when our politicians could be counted on for elegant oration and purposeful, balanced ambiguity. We have entered an age of Twitter sound byte hyperbole, a mile wide and an inch deep.
The hope of this country, not that I think it has much of a chance, is for moderates and centrists to organize an independent third party. Cut off these radical extremists like the Tea Party/Freedom coalition and the far left liberal elitists. They don't represent anything more then two pro-status quo minorities anyway. I won't hold my breath waiting for that to happen any time soon.
A poll released yesterday by the polling company, inc./WomanTrend reveals that just under two-thirds of Americans support legislation prohibiting abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy, including almost 80 percent of Millennials. (New Poll: Vast Majority of Millennials Favor Limiting Abortion to 20 Weeks, The Corner)
The DNC risks losing an already eroded voting base, including alienating the 80% of Millennials who support abortion restrictions.