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yallerdawg

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12. One of the 2008 DCCC victories in my Congressional district...

Reply to wryter2000 (Reply #8)

Fri Aug 4, 2017, 02:02 PM

Aug 2017

was to an anti-abortion Democrat, Bobby Bright. We took a Republican district.

He took THAT issue off the table, and won a 50/50 decision by 1,766 votes (0.6%).

He voted for Nancy Pelosi to be Speaker of the House.

We all know what happened to the House in 2010. And ever since.

Let's do what we have to do to get it back in 2018 - in red districts, in red states.

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Democrats don't need to be afraid of antiabortion liberals [View all] yallerdawg Aug 2017 OP

Kristen Day? Me. Aug 2017 #1

"Joseph in Maine" says (comments from link): yallerdawg Aug 2017 #3

Allow Me To Introduce You & Joseph To The Real Kristen Day Me. Aug 2017 #5

"Kristen Day, Executive Director, Democrats for Life of America" at top of post! yallerdawg Aug 2017 #10

So I Guess Me. Aug 2017 #11

48% of Americans think abortion is immoral. yallerdawg Aug 2017 #14

That 48% Are Cons Me. Aug 2017 #15

We've held both houses of Congress. yallerdawg Aug 2017 #17

Give Away Your House & You'll Soon Find You Have No Place To Live Me. Aug 2017 #18

I continue to believe Dems have an open tent... LakeArenal Aug 2017 #2

I would never vote for a forced-birther. demmiblue Aug 2017 #4

Since the Supreme Court rules on this subject... yallerdawg Aug 2017 #6

I would never vote for a forced-birther. demmiblue Aug 2017 #7

Legality Seems To Have NOthing To Do Me. Aug 2017 #9

Howard Dean wryter2000 Aug 2017 #8

One of the 2008 DCCC victories in my Congressional district... yallerdawg Aug 2017 #12

Sure wryter2000 Aug 2017 #13

Guess what? yallerdawg Aug 2017 #16

Anti-choice people aren't really liberal. alarimer Aug 2017 #19

Well, here's the anti-abortion liberal argument FWIW MosheFeingold Aug 2017 #20

There are no anti-abortion liberals. nt Lucky Luciano Aug 2017 #21

+ a million or so! eom BlueMTexpat Aug 2017 #23

The expression BlueMTexpat Aug 2017 #22