re: #229 ObserverArt

‘mouse, I’ll just make one more two part comment on Mello.

1A. I’m thinking abortion is more a life or death kind of thing that is even more important than gun control. It is such a strong individual thing to be determined and women and their supporters are just not going to ever give up on it. It can be a litmus test…because it was a hard fight that was made into law. Mello did not support the law. Not a good look for a real Democrat. And women don’t want to fight what was already fought. And they shouldn’t have to.

1B. Opinion from you as an admitted and firm atheist. Would not an atheist be very strong in defense of abortion rights since the other side of the political divide is pretty much 100% religious thinking? In other words, there is no debate.

No need to answer if you don’t want. Just throwing those out as points to be discussed by others…or not.

(And I am not picking at you…just the debate on what can be considered purity politics and flat our necessary politics. A distinction to me.)

Thanks OA. I’m definitely thinking about Number 1 here. Women Democratic voters didn’t thikn Heath Mello was a strong enough supporter of their rights. I’m sorry but it’s very easy for men like the three of us to just dismiss that as a purity pony issue. I’m not doubting your pro-choice support AM, I do think you should understand why the reports of Mello’s record on the matter bothered many women Democratic voters.