2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Bernie is courting progressive voters, why Liberty University? [View all]BainsBane
(53,035 posts)I'm sorry he had to wait to be asked about it to speak on the matter rather than proactively defending women's reproductive rights as vigorously as Clinton did. I'm sorry he refused to defend my rights when he spoke before a group of firefighters. No, he was not as forceful as Clinton on the issue. He never is. It is central to who she is. You call that "firebrand." He certainly doesn't lack for that in other areas, like throwing out the Kochs as red meat for his supporters. He has his priorities. I was sent a video of one of his very long speeches in which he briefly mentioned reproductive rights. My basic civil rights are not a minor issue to me. They do not come after ginning up hatred for the Koch brothers or the white upper-middle and middle classes' anger at the decline of their privilege. We all vote based on priorities. Mine are not yours, and yours are not mine. We both have the right to make our own decisions.
Now let's see if he defends abortion rights at LU. If he does, that may alter my assessment.