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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Joe Biden's long evolution on abortion rights still holds surprises [View all]melman
(7,681 posts)21. So if the Hyde Amendment is so wonderful...
..then why did he change his position on it?
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ATLANTA After two days of intense criticism, Joseph R. Biden Jr. reversed himself Thursday night on one of the issues most important to Democratic voters, saying he no longer supports a measure that bans federal funding for most abortions.
As recently as Wednesday, Mr. Bidens campaign had said he supported the measure, known as the Hyde Amendment. His decision to change positions illustrates the intense pressure he faces as the presumed front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/us/politics/joe-biden-hyde-amendment.html
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Did Joe Biden or any other Democratic candidate endorse and campaign for him...no.
Demsrule86
Jan 2020
#50
Kelly Robinson, Planned Parenthood Action Fund's executive director seems to see it differently
melman
Jan 2020
#13
And I would argue that he has changed his position on the compromise because...
Salviati
Jan 2020
#28
It was a compromise...and the pure among us should consider...the GOP would have won on
Demsrule86
Jan 2020
#15
This all or nothing mentality is quite corrosive. People forget we are supposed to be compromsing
UniteFightBack
Jan 2020
#45
18 to 33 percent of Medicaid-eligible women who want abortions are now forced to give birth
progressoid
Jan 2020
#18
Candidates who have been in politics for a significant length of time
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2020
#54