Facts: A woman’s right to choose has always mattered deeply to me. But let’s talk about how both parties have used it—for very different reasons. Everyone knew Republicans would try to stack the Supreme Court and overturn Roe v. Wade. They said it out loud for years. And they did exactly that. 1/4
Jack, you are 💯 accurate! Cynical behavior by Democrats to get people to vote on a hot button issue. It's a lot easier to focus on abortion rights than actually developing a platform for long term growth. People have the focus of gnats and need to be re-trained.
That was the original Biden reelection campaign platform, "protect Roe by reelecting the president who didn't protect Roe"
I can never work out: why do Democrats need so much money to win an election? Tell the truth. Promote ACTUAL progressive policies - billionaires can get fucked. Win elections. People receive benefits from ACTUAL progressive policies. People praise Democrats. Win elections. Repeat.
I mean maybe it would be easier without dark money, Russian propaganda, voter suppression and intimidation, and billionaires trying to buy outcomes favorable to them…but what do I know
The failure lies in the very mistaken belief that the GOP would never really “go there” with Roe. It was a much greater motivator for the right.
Agreed
A woman’s right to healthcare, abortion being part of that healthcare, should never have been used as a means of control.
Yet, because women are chattel to ALL OF THEM, here we are.
Men would revolt if we began to legislate their healthcare. “No viagra for you!” “Vasectomies for all! If a woman decides to get pregnant, the man needs her permission for a vasectomy reversal.”
Yesss!
Sounds like the same reason we don't have immigration reform. Solutions are messy.
Repeal citizens United
The Original Sin
I've lost all faith in our government. It's extremely obvious that they all put money and power over everything.
Yeah, that's what happens when you play high stakes poker with someone else's money. They made the bet... we're the ones who lost....
But Democrats? They watched it happen. They sounded alarms, they fundraised, they told us to “Vote blue or lose Roe.” But they never acted when they could. In 2009-2010, Democrats had a filibuster-proof 60-40 Senate majority. They had the White House and the House. 2/4
How many of those Democrats supported a woman's right to choose? I promise you that it was not 100%. This argument holds water only if 100% of Dems would have voted pro-choice, which is untrue. Republicans are 99% anti-choice. 1 anti-choice Dem and it's filibusterable.
Should they have done more? Sure. That's a reasonable stance. Does not having succeeded when it was mathematically slightly impossible prove that they were just using that as a wedge issue? No. Is it possible that some Dems used it as a wedge issue? That's probable! But it's a leap to say all did.
They could’ve codified abortion rights into law. They chose not to. Why? Because the threat of losing abortion rights was more valuable politically than actually securing them. Fear got voters out. Fear brought in donations. “Protect Roe” became a permanent campaign slogan. 3/4
Not sure if the why was triggered only by that. They certainly also feared the political fallout of being labeled „pro abortion“. In any case, these tactical reasons hit their credibility hard.
And when the collapse came—they were “shocked.” This isn’t just about Republicans or Democrats. It’s about how real rights became tools in a cynical, endless game of power and fundraising.4/4
Once again, you are correct.
There was also a concerted effort along those same years of the GOP installing people at the state level that would, once Roewas taken down, make sure it came down on the state level too, irregardless if the will of the people wanted it or not. They’ve been playing, it’s the courts stupid all along
I saw a lot of actblue fundraisers in 2024 but minimal campaigning. The horse race is dead, it's about survival now.
And this is why we need a 3rd party
Which….would do exactly the same thing.
Too true!
This was a brilliant few paragraphs. I do worry if we hand it back to the democrats would they be strong enough (or even have a legitimate plan or agenda ) to truly enact all the “right things to do”.
Actually... Repubs stopped it. As they do many of these bills. Again and again blocking them. Manchin voted no, vote him out. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022...
You say that like you are unaware that there were more than enough red state, anti-abortion Democrats to squash that vote.
It was a HUGE Fundraiser, especially when Dems don't have lots of Billionaires to fund them, unlike the Republicans. So, they kept to for the money... and it bites them in the ass!!
Well said.
Suppose the Democrats had pushed a “codify Roe” bill to a vote, which would not have passed due to a few anti-choice Democrats in the House and a Republican filibuster in the Senate. The result would have been to lose some Democratic held seats in red or purple states. How would that help the cause?
I've been barking about it since the 1980s once I learned what abortion was, to the point of being annoying. Abortion and birth control are essential medical care. Men didn't think this would happen though, nor did most women. What will men do when the birth control gets taken away too?
64,000 women were forced to carry unwanted pregnancies due to rape just in 2023 in red states. Women's consent no longer matters to the men (over 60%) who voted for the rapist. www.scientificamerican.com/article/64-0...
Mother Mary knows FOR SURE that the conception wasn't immaculate. She's fkg pissed off, & I am so very sorry that so many women aren't able to say yes or no or to fkg fight. The worst thing that pisses me off is that we have fathers & brothers who want to protect us but still rape women themselves.
They don't want to protect us; they want to own us. We are nothing but property to any man who rapes anyone.
If castration was the punishment for caught rapists and incest cases I wonder if the crime numbers would reduce. Just saying.
Certainly would reduce reoffending 😳
Sending us years backwards to suffer consequences today. No soup 🥣 or party for ‘them!!! ✌️
Now, they use the fear of losing Social Security and Medicare in the same way.
You can say the same about the border. Neither party wants to create a solution and lose the talking point come election season. They would rather piss and moan about what the other party isn't doing than actually create and pass a solution.
There is no simple solution. There are steps to improve things (or make them worse)
There was a border bill. Trump killed it. Both parties basically yawned. Interesting, the parallels between roe & the border.
Haven’t heard a peep about protecting women’s rights since the election. They swore that issue alone would win us the presidency. Very telling, especially when MAGAts are actively trying to ban mifepristone, and emergency abortion access in hospitals. We are still second class citizens.
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Very well said. We need to get money out of politics