2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Planned Parenthood Stands with You [View all]BainsBane
(53,031 posts)What does that even mean? That's not an endorsement at all. Anyone who isn't comatose know they support Democrats over Republicans. The Party Platforms are reason enough for that. In the primary contest, they chose to endorse the candidate who has proactively defended them from attacks by the right. Bernie has not done that, and the reaction by his supporters demonstrate that they do not see the communities or causes served by Planned Parenthood as a priority.
Black Lives Matter, most of the unions in the country, NARAL, the Human Rights Campaign, and Emily's List are now joined by Planned Parenthood among the list of organizations they have targeted. Who people target as enemies says a great deal about what they value. I don't even know what they think they are fighting for at this point, but they have marshalled their energies against those groups that serve the most exploited and most vulnerable among us.