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Botany

(70,522 posts)
Mon Nov 7, 2022, 10:45 AM Nov 2022

Roevember is here. All of this is misery, and hurt is by design. A must read thax DUer Nevilledog!

"What happens in the midterms won’t be about Republicans or Democrats, but whether people cast a vote
for the continuation of suffering, or attempt to end the anguish that banning abortion has caused."

"Those are just the adults. ‌This summer, Republicans insisted the story of a raped and pregnant 10-year-old in Ohio‌ was a hoax, and later tried to paint the girl’s experience as a tragic anomaly. In fact dozens of girls in Ohio 14 years old and under had abortions in 2021. In neighboring Kentucky, more than a dozen children aged 14 or younger had abortions last year; two 9-year-olds needed abortions in the past few years. These are victimized children who will now be forced to carry pregnancies, perilous for their small bodies, or leave their home state for care.

In other words: real people, across the country, are enduring real suffering. All of which was predictable and preventable."



"As Americans head into midterm elections, they need to consider not what Republicans say about abortion — but what they do, and what their laws have already done.

Voters should remember that none of this is accidental. All of this is misery, and hurt is by design. This alone should motivate voters to protect abortion rights."

https://archive.ph/nBYlL

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Roevember is here. All of this is misery, and hurt is by design. A must read thax DUer Nevilledog! (Original Post) Botany Nov 2022 OP
Hold the vision of a huge Blue tsunami as if it is already history! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #1
But women in TN need and use health care services including abortion. Botany Nov 2022 #2
I see the same Blue tsunami! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #3
I've never understood how projecting defeat suppresses turnout. For me it does the opposite. Native Nov 2022 #5
Same here. And we're not alone. Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Botany Nov 2022 #4
Roevember is here. We can end this evil shit -- VOTE! Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #7

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
1. Hold the vision of a huge Blue tsunami as if it is already history!
Mon Nov 7, 2022, 10:52 AM
Nov 2022


I saw a lot of women voting by themselves in this red shithole, TN! (Incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't experienced such a red mess, but many women here think they "need a maaaan" to accomplish anything. )

Botany

(70,522 posts)
2. But women in TN need and use health care services including abortion.
Mon Nov 7, 2022, 11:08 AM
Nov 2022

In college in S.E. OH I knew of one young lady (she was 18) got pregnant from her black boyfriend
and if she hadn't had an abortion she could have never gone home (Gallipolis, Ohio) or seen her
family again. Southern OH is just like West Virginia, Ky, and Tennessee in the racism that is just part
of the culture however women in those areas have sex and or get pregnant from a family "friend" or
a relative.

I might be wrong but I see a blue wave coming.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
3. I see the same Blue tsunami!
Mon Nov 7, 2022, 11:16 AM
Nov 2022

And I believe qpukes & corporate media do as well, hence the polling lies. They are simply projecting defeat to suppress Democratic turn out. Not going to happen!

Ever read "How to Lie With Statistics?"

I'm holding the vision. Join me!

Native

(5,942 posts)
5. I've never understood how projecting defeat suppresses turnout. For me it does the opposite.
Mon Nov 7, 2022, 12:06 PM
Nov 2022

I'd crawl through blood to vote, and I'd donate a shit ton more than my usual amount, and I'd spread my donations further afield.

Sky Jewels

(7,113 posts)
6. Same here. And we're not alone.
Mon Nov 7, 2022, 12:57 PM
Nov 2022

One election story that's getting next to no attention is how Democrats have been raking in significantly greater numbers of small donations nationwide. The right can of course is pouring in billions in dark money, but it's still very hard to manufacture enthusiasm. I don't get the sense that their base is excited to vote. Chump's not on the ballot, and their loyalty and passion goes to him, not the GQP Party in general.

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