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Alison Lundergan Grimes Talks Abortion As She Unfurls Policy Positions
PADUCAH, Ky. - Sitting at a mahogany table on her new campaign bus, Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes used her first substantive interview on issues to toss a nasty jab at her foe, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, and to begin unveiling her own positions in the high-profile Kentucky Senate race.
With an icy smile, the 34-year-old Grimes scoffed at the notion that she was philosophically or politically close to President Barack Obama, who is so unpopular here that he is mentioned by Kentucky Democrats fewer times than Voldemort ever was at Hogwarts.
The president and I disagree on a lot of things, she said. Sen. McConnell will use the same tactics that the GOP has used in other red states, and try to claim that I was a cheerleader for President Obama.
Well, I am as much a cheerleader for President Obama as Sen. McConnell is a Chippendale dancer.
It was funny - and definitely not nice. Even the thought of the doughy, 71-year-old McConnell in a dancers outfit might be enough to cost him a sixth term.
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Full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/03/alison-lundergan-grimes-abortion-positions_n_3698539.html
rdharma
(6,057 posts)Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)dsc
(52,130 posts)frankly reverse the genders and she would have been crucified for that remark.
PDittie
(8,322 posts)and the male sexists have been playing their way for plenty long. I admire her fight; she's exactly what southern Democrats need. A tough smart woman who can take and throw a punch.
Next up from the McConnell campaign: the "bitch" meme.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)That is funny
Chan790
(20,176 posts)You know who else ran on a platform of disagreeing with the president? Joe Manchin.
Joe gets some things right but most of the time it seems we can consistently count on him to be the deciding vote against us on any issue of controversy or any time the Democrats attempt to do anything even remotely left of center.
Kentucky. What do you expect.
She will be a 70% reliable vote.
CTyankee
(63,771 posts)supporting him on those issues where I did agree with him. I also disagreed most strongly with Clinton on DADT, DOMA and getting rid of Glass/Steagal.
We need another 100% supporter of Roe, that's for sure! Go, Allison!
Chan790
(20,176 posts)My point was that running on a platform of "I don't agree with the President on much of anything." doesn't have a great track record in terms of sending Democrats to Congress that aren't thorns in our side.
CTyankee
(63,771 posts)I didn't hear that...
budkin
(6,691 posts)Is she pro-life too?