Salma Typhii
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Has anyone ever met one in the wild? Anti-Abortion but voting D? I can see this being a Rust Belt thing? Definitely not a West of the Rockies thing
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"Conservative Democrats" are a small percentage of the Democratic coalition. They are, generally speaking, personally "socially conservative" (anti-abortion, anti-weed) but accept others don't share their views. They share economic views with other Dems. They're often very religious, and older.
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STEM TheBleeding
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In response to Salma Typhii.
More common than you think.

They realize that just because they would choose no when it comes to an abortion, that you should be allowed the same opportunity to choose for yourself.

Senate was full of them in 2009, then they got purity tested out in the 2010 primary.
03:56 PM - Sep 21, 2023
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Salma Typhii
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In response to STEM TheBleeding.
So kind of a dying breed? Now that I can see
03:58 PM - Sep 21, 2023
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STEM TheBleeding
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In response to Salma Typhii.
Largely because the Dems won't support them any longer.

One side is now pro-birth, and the other is changing their rhetoric to be pro-abortion.

So those who are pro choice in the traditional sense (aka individual rights) are on an island.

But individual choice won for Dems in the bible belt.
04:02 PM - Sep 21, 2023
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Salma Typhii
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In response to STEM TheBleeding.
But it is ALL individual choice. Who the fuck else do they think is deciding to have abortions other than the pregnant people?
04:07 PM - Sep 21, 2023
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STEM TheBleeding
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That's the point, everyone is pro-choice.

The question is who are you pro choice for? Yourself, or everyone else?

And the closest Dems ever got to making this point was Hillary Clinton's "safe, legal, and rare" comment, which was politically brilliant, but because it was Clinton - it was bad.
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04:10 PM - Sep 21, 2023
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Kate ChinaKatWrites
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In response to STEM TheBleeding.
I personally agree w safe, legal, rare. If we do all we can to prevent unintended pregnancy it becomes less likely someone chooses abortion. But this means progressive measures like education and social services. Stuff that costs big money. Which is not “fiscally conservative”. And here we go ‘round
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