Defining Gardner

June 20, 2014

Colorado’s Gardner tries moving left on contraception access

Colorado’s Gardner tries moving left on contraception access
By Steve Benen

Rep. Cory Gardner, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Colorado, has been hammered with criticism over his support for Personhood measures, which would ban both abortions and most forms of birth control. The far-right lawmaker is still figuring out what to do about it.

Gardner supported a Personhood ballot measure in 2008, which Colorado voters strongly rejected. Ignoring the election results, Gardner supported another Personhood ballot measure in 2010, which was also soundly rejected. He then went to Congress where he threw his support to – you guessed it – another Personhood proposal.

Shortly after launching a statewide campaign, however, Gardner announced a partial flip-flop: he no longer supports Personhood in Colorado, though he still supports Personhood at the federal level (which, incidentally, would apply to Colorado).
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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/colorados-gardner-tries-moving-left-contraception-access

June 19, 2014