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Beet
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« on: April 21, 2017, 08:45:31 PM »

I don't have a problem with it, but as the NPR article notes, he's "anti-abortion rights", not anti-abortion. We don't have a problem with people who are anti-abortion. Some people have purity tests on some issues but not others... I, personally, have no purity tests at all, at least for local races. I've always advocated for moderation.
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« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2017, 11:47:59 PM »

I normally roll my eyes at Scarborough's histrionics, but he's absolutely right on this one.  The Democratic Party is a big tent party, so it will naturally have differences across regions, particularly on cultural issues such as abortion, but also on economics (which is where I disagree with Bernie).  The same goes for the GOP.  Factions within the Democratic party have to learn to coexist, or else there is a real risk that it will be consigned to represent the coasts and not much more.

Yeah, being a big tent party is a two-way street, too. If someone like Ossoff who's running in Tom Price's district wants to be a fiscal conservative, he should be able to, and Democrats should be okay supporting that as well. It's not just for social issues like abortion rights or gun regulation. It depends on the district.
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