Pennsylvania Lt. Gov Nominee Calls Women Concerned About Abortion Bans 'Emotional'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled state legislature has been trying for years to restrict abortion, but term-limited Gov. Tom Wolf (D) has vetoed their attempts. If Doug Mastriano, the Republican state senator and Christian Nationalist, becomes governor, he could sign an abortion ban into law—a fact his running mate would apparently prefer their supporters not talk about.

Over the weekend, the GOP nominee for Lieutenant Governor, state representative Carrie DelRosso, said Pennsylvania women concerned about the possibility of an abortion ban are simply “emotional” people who won’t vote. This was in response to a question about how the campaign can beat the Democratic nominee for governor, Attorney General Josh Shapiro. DelRosso suggested to supporters who’d be knocking on doors to avoid the topic of abortion altogether: “Don’t go down that hole.”

Instead, DelRosso told canvassers to focus on “kitchen tabletop” issues of inflation, crime, and schools, according to audio obtained by Pittsburgh’s NPR affiliate, WESA, because she thinks pro-abortion-rights women won’t vote anyway.

She said she had “many women calling my office screaming. They’re emotional voters.” But, she said, “I don’t think they’re gonna vote…They yell and scream, and they forget to go to the polls.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pennsylvania-lt-gov-nominee-calls-161000045.html

[Diamond_Dog]

1. I'm surprised she didn't say they were "hysterical".

For a woman to talk like this just boggles my mind. How sexist and insulting!

[Scrivener7]

2. Oh, man. I hope this creates a tidal wave.

[SheltieLover]

7. Me too!

[Hortensis]

3. Bet with just a little poking they could be jarred into

calling us hysterical. Screaming and emotional are “fallbacks,” dog whistles they’re feeling forced to resort to — even in this election.

Never say we don’t advance, even though we have to drag some kicking and screaming and have a lot of backsliding.

[FakeNoose]

4. A woman who votes Republican - great illustration

[SheltieLover]

6. Absofuckingloutely!

Same for any person who works for a living or is on SSI or SSDI, SS.

[Lovie777]

5. Yea GQP, women are "emotional" re: abortion.......

How about when GQP loses how emotional you guys get like - screaming voter fraud, they cheated me, they stole it, whining constant, and threatening people.

Is that emotional enough.

[Ray Bruns]

9. I'd be emotional too if someone was running around saying what I could and couldn't do

With my penis.

[SheilaAnn]

8. That's like telling women to "calm down" when they're angry. Oh yeah, that'll work..LOL. n/t

[niyad]

10. Yes, you self-loathing sex traitor, we are "emotional". Rage, fury, outrage and

anger are "emotions". May you receive everthing you deserve.

[Sky Jewels]

13. Hell yes!!!

I've been a seething ball of rage since 6/24.

[Grins]

11. "emotional" people don't vote.

And you are a politician?

[Martin68]

12. I call governors who disparage women expressing their right to free speech "emotional."

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Saw the OP title and started reading the OP and was just like - "Who is she??"

And then realized she is Mastriano's running mate. I just never heard her name come up.

All I know is Shapiro/Davis! If that ticket wins (please please please) that will be historic for Davis as he would be the first AA elected at one of the top tier state offices!