Top Dems thumbed their nose at women's rights with Cuellar endorsement

The Democratic Party claims to support women's bodily autonomy, but its leadership backed a staunch anti-abortion candidate in this Texas primary. (via thereidout Blog)

by the National Rifle Association, which opposes just about every gun safety measure introduced in Congress.whatAt best, the rationale is that Cuellar’s district is moderate, and protecting his incumbency is an effort to protect the House majority.

With midterm elections in full swing, recent polling suggests the Democratic base is slightly less enthusiastic than the Republican base. But one major source of Democratic enthusiasm is. Top Democrats should have taken that as a sign to not endorse one of the staunchest abortion opponents in their party.

But they backed Cuellar anyway, stepping on their own messaging and thumbing their nose at the base they rely on for success.

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