She's overdone.
Posted on 02/13/2014 3:05:56 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The reaction to Wendy Davis’ statement that she could support a ban on late-term abortion if there were more deference given to patients and physicians has caused angst in a Democratic base already upset over Davis’ support of Open Carry laws.
Amanda Marcotte at Slate.com called it a betrayal (emphasis added):
"Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis made her name and kick-started her campaign for governor by filibustering an anti-abortion omnibus bill, standing and talking for 11 hours straight in support of abortion rights. So it comes as a surprise — and frankly, a betrayal — to learn that Davis told the Dallas Morning News on Tuesday that she could support a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, if it gave “enough deference between a woman and her doctor” to make the decision to abort after that point for medical reasons…."
You may have bought her sneakers, but when it comes down to it, Wendy Davis is a politician.
Irin Carmon at MSNBC writes, Wendy Davis falls into abortion question trap:
"This week, Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis delighted her detractors and confounded her pro-choice supporters when she appeared to support the very same 20-week ban she spent 11 hours filibustering…..
It’s far too late for Davis to shy away from abortion rights, including the more politically uncomfortable parts, after confronting them head-on in her filibuster. Regardless of what she was trying to say, a political campaign isn’t a great place for complex or nuanced moral conversations. On the campaign trail, Davis would likely be better off if she stuck to the broader point she made in her filibuster: “The alleged reason for the bill is to enhance patient safety. But what [the provisions] really do is create provisions that treat women as though they are not capable of making their own medical decisions.”
Tata Culp-Ressler at Think Progress (yes, that Think Progress) wrote, Why Wendy Davis’ Position On 20-Week Abortion Bans Doesn’t Make Any Sense:
"On Tuesday, Wendy Davis attempted to clarify her position on 20-week abortion bans, one of the policies included in a controversial package of abortion restrictions that passed last summer. The state senator’s dramatic filibuster against that omnibus bill catapulted her into the national spotlight and helped her garner enough support to run for governor. But this week, Davis said she would actually support a 20-week ban under certain conditions.
From a policy position, Davis’ stance simply doesn’t make sense. If the goal is to “give enough deference” to women who are making complicated decisions about their reproductive health, and allow medical professionals to exercise their own judgment about their patients’ care without being hampered by the legislature, that’s directly undermined by the enactment of a ban."
I don’t know if the base is upset with Wendy Davis, or the reality that the Wendy Davis who excited the base with the abortion filibuster cannot win in Texas. Maybe some other Wendy Davis can win, but not the one with pink sneakers.
Oh, the lefties are still trying to prop-up her campaign...at least in word. The NYT recently had an article trying to rehabilitate her image. I hope they lose buckets of cash on this opportunistic skeezer.
Just you wait..she’ll blame all her “confused” comments on the onset of menopause..
Tough gig, trying to play both sides.
Just stand or fall on what you believe in. It’s much easier.
Don’t you know it’s not about killing babies! It’s about choice! /s
I know some pro abortion pukes whose mothers wanted to abort them and the husbands vetoed it. These same pukes now love their mothers and hate their conservative fathers.
Just goes to show how effective propaganda is. Between Abortion and Obama, no one should really wonder anymore about Germany in 1936.
Wendy Davis is evil. She will lie, cheat, steal, use people, whatever it takes to get into power where she can do some real damage. She is evil in the flesh.
“Wendy, Wendy what went wrong. We were together for so long” - Beach Boys sub reference
Wendy Davis, America’s number one liar. Even BHO is having trouble keeping up.
-— If it’s not a baby, you’re not pregnant... -—
And if it’s not a baby, why do they want to kill it?
She's overdone.
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