President Biden’s reelection campaign is preparing to highlight abortion rights in the lead-up to the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision, CBS News has learned, seeking to tie the upcoming election to a “woman’s right to make her own health care decisions — including the very possible reality of a MAGA Republican-led national abortion ban.”
The extensive plans include ad buys, campaign rallies and events across the U.S. organized in lockstep with the Democratic National Committee, which will launch opinion pieces in local newspapers focusing on statewide abortion bans.
Ahead of the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision on Jan. 22, television and digital ads highlighting the personal impact of abortion restrictions will air in swing states like Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, according to a Biden-Harris campaign official.
So…he waited to make this a reelection issue?
Implying he could have done anything else?
List the exact actions Biden could have actually taken between Roe being struck down and now that he “waited to do” to make it a reelection issue.
I swear Republicans will start imposing mandatory pregnancy tests at travel checkpoints between state borders and the white left will still find a way to make it the Democrats’ fault to justify not doing anything to stop the Republicans from coming back to power.
Fuckin’ porcelain-american shit.
This. This right fucking here that he waited till close to reelection is at least what he could have done. This article we are commenting on.
So you’re mad that he’s making it a campaign issue because he didn’t explicitly make it one beforehand, which he did, you just either didn’t read the news when he did or forgot he did it.
I’m as annoyed with Dems not being loud enough as the next guy but at a certain point it stops being their fault for being bad at communicating and yours for just refusing to listen.
The article itself in the headline calls out that this is an effort that he’s been contributing to and is publicizing a fresh push in.
Porcelain American Shit.
yes. Im mad he waited till close to election to really make an issue of this instead of leaving it on the back burner. This is a MASSIVE FUCKING THING that he has said next to nothing about. yes I know he has finger waged about it a few times, i haven’t forgotten.
also…dude is that porcelain thing like a signature for you?
If it’s such a “fucking massive thing” then why did no one bother to show up to vote in 2016? 2016 had the lowest voter turn out among young voters. Seems really convenient when something matters. Biden can do no right it seems, even though Roe v Wade was overturned like last year.
Because we had shit options in 2016. Remember? You were there right? Everybody constantly talking about how the fuck are we having to pick between Trump and Clinton?
I showed up and I voted for Clinton even though I wasn’t happy about it but yeah… Here we are.
Also I’m not understanding your quotation marks around massive fucking thing. Are you trying to act like this isn’t actually a big deal? That this isn’t a hot button issue among people? That’s the only thing I can figure out you’re trying to imply with that?
I put it in quotation marks because it’s only a massive fucking thing when it’s convenient. Apparently constantly purity testing our candidates is WAY more important than actually accomplishing things.
To YOU its only a big deal when its convenient. To me this has been a big issue for a long time.
again…and i don’t get why i have to keep saying this to you fucking cultists…I like Biden. But that means you are allowed to dislike some of his decisions. Stop acting like a redhat and lashing out anyone who dares to question a single misstep your god emperor takes.
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Holy ever living fuck my man. Not only are you racist as shit but you are completely making shit up. Nowhere did I say we shouldn’t be voting for Democrats. I’ve been very fucking clear that the Republicans are a million times worse and I will be sticking with Democrats.
But seriously… Please reread what you fucking said and tell me how it isn’t just pure fucking racism.
Don’t pretend to be dense. The criticism you are receiving has nothing to do with you criticizing biden. Most people here probably agree with you so there’s nothing to say about that. It has to do with you choosing to distract from your main point by using obscure insults.
… What
Also I need to point out that all I did was criticize a single fucking action of Biden’s and you’re trying to turn that into, not only questioning my loyalty to the fucking party, but also saying I’m trying to sabotage the goddamn party.
By criticizing a single fucking action of his. One. One thing I criticized and this is your reaction.
You are literally a fucking cultist. You are exactly 100% the democrat version of a red hat. Frothing in rage at anyone who dares to question a single step your god emperor makes.
Don’t you dare bring up the ongoing genocide or you’ll be excommunicated 🙄
So does porcelain American mean brittle and prone to fracture, or is it an exclusively white person designation, or most probably both? Genuinely asking, as it is a neologism for me
I was wondering the same thing. Its not a winning message if its the latter. I have to assume they are a bad actor if they want to hurt their own cause that bad. Its one thing to complain about what white people did and are doing. Its another to call them names. I can separate myself from the white people doing shitty things. I can’t separate myself from my skin color. Insulting it doesn’t help anyone.
I absolutely think leftists should hold their nose and vote dem. Insulting me doesn’t change that but unfortunately it can sway some people.
Removed. “Porcelain Americans” is a clever slur for “white people”, but if we allow clever slurs for one, it will be slurs all the way down.
Ain’t a slur if it’s only an insult on the fragile ones high on their own privilege.
I don’t think you know what a slur is lol.
A perjorative, against a class of people, designed to denigrate and abuse that class? Sure I do.
Just because it’s creative and new doesn’t mean we should allow it because then the sub will be filled with all kinds of creative new terms for other groups.
He did make it an issue an election ago. “vote for us and we’ll do something”.
Resize the obviously politically biased Supreme Court.
Of course he did. The dems have had many chances to enshrine Roe v Wade in law. They just always decided that holding it over everyone’s head as a “look what they’ll do if you don’t vote for us!” was more valuable thsn doing the bare fucking minimum of the right thing.
When have Dems had a chance to secure it into law? They need the House and Senate, plus the President. When was the last time they had that by not a 1-2 margin? Because margins that tight are asking for assholes like Manchin or Sinema to make it all about them and there are still moderately conservative democrats.
As others said, dem supermajority during Obama’s first term. He campaigned on it, then gave a speech after getting elected saying it wasn’t their highest priority. A few months later Kennedy died and they lost their chance. As an aside, Pelosi should be fucking ashamed for this - but she has no shame.
Could have pushed hard for it during the first 2 years of Biden’s presidency as well, and bullied Manchin/Sinema into going along or losing their seat. But that would mean change, which is the one thing Biden promised he wouldn’t do. And so here we are, another election year, another bullshit campaign promise of something they might do if we elect them again. (Narrator: they won’t do it.)
He campaigned on ACA too and we actually got that. Roe v Wade wasn’t a priority as much since it was codified precedent and we weren’t in a time when judges just overturned precedents willy nilly.
Were you paying attention during Biden’s term? Those two torpedoed any chance at legislation. And maybe they could have brokered a deal but the cost would have been staggering and the rest of the term shot for getting concessions.
Yep we got ACA, Romney’s healthcare plan, but notably without the public option. And guess who immediately gave that concession to repugs, before negotiations had even begun? Genocidin’ Biden.
Roe was precedent, yes, but most importantly it was not codified by law. “Codified precedent” isn’t a thing. Congress is supposed to make laws, and the courts are supposed to enforce them. Congress dropped the ball to pass this absolute layup in 2008, and then just 15 years later women lost the right to bodily autonomy because of that failure.
I find it odd the implication that Congress can’t work on more than 1 legislative item at a time, but ok feel free to make that claim for what it’s worth.
The fact of the matter is this: legislation for this stuff has been drafted and ready to go for decades. It could have been a “day 1 and done” law, as was promised during Obama’s campaign. Dems simply don’t want to do it, so they can do exactly what’s happening in the OP - use Roe as a dangling carrot to coerce voter turnout.
Most recently? The supermajority in 2009. The DNC is not your friend. Neolibs are not your friend. They’re simply the least shit option at the moment.
Obamas? that he had for like a month? That he used to try to get ACA passed? Because that’s the ONLY one people ever bring up and it’s a facile argument.
If you don’t think they couldn’t have gotten Roe enshrined in law during that, I’ve got a bridge to sell you. This is absolutely the type of legislation you have written up in advance for day one to immediately force it through if you have any sort of conscious or morality.
72 days. A new congress. A new president. And a MOMENTUS policy change? You’re rewriting history. Especially in 2009 when it was much less supported as a law BECAUSE of Roe V Wade. You’re just looking for reasons to hate the democrats and this tactic of going back to the short supermajority is sad and transparent.
That was also 15 years ago. Anything before then never would have flown.
Definitely. Think about it: people believed that Roe v. Wade was settled law. The Supreme Court said it was. Why would they waste valuable time making that a law?
Laws take months unless there’s a national emergency, and then all other work is stopped. Literally hundreds of people need to write, read, and decide on the specific wording of the text. It’s like writing a book by committee, for no reason, at the expense of other issues. Abortion doesn’t matter if people don’t have healthcare!
So as I was saying, I’ll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge for the low sum of $50,000!
And trust me, I don’t have to look for reasons to hate the DNC. Them being slightly less shit than the GOP does not make them good. It makes them slightly less shit.
hmm.
the gop wants me dead and eradicated from public life.
the democratic party doesn’t. in fact, they want to improve healthcare, education, working conditions, and immigration.
you: both are bad
you do realize that the time period in 2009 when they had about 6 weeks of a supermajority, they had several anti-choice dems who wouldn’t have voted to enshrine roe into law, right??
like literally i’m BEGGING you to take a high school civics class and learn how the legislative branch works.
so it’s not the democrat’s fault when they don’t do anything even when they literally can, and have been able to several distinct times?
They haven’t been able to do it. Going back to that short supermajority is drawing from a well giving dust. And when else could they have? When would they have had the public’s support before then? People love to make up history to fit their narrative. But it turns out America isn’t that progressive, unfortunately. Not until lately.
So 15 years ago?
The only thing that would have prevented Dobbs would have been a constitutional amendment. SCOTUS can overturn anything else.
Dems have been over-performing compared to polls by like 9 points since Roe was overturned. They’re not gonna give up that kind of advantage to secure women’s rights!
It’s a reminder that I think a lot of people need. The core of the dem platform is still neolib dogshit. It’s absolutely less awful than the gop “platform”, and I will absolutely be doing whatever I can to keeo those fucks out of office, but that doesn’t mean the dems are your best friend.
I don’t even blame the Dems for this. This is the end result of the sort of undemocratic bullshit that’s baked into our government. The Republicans have won The Game™ that is our government by controlling most of the land in the country, and thanks to FPTP our only alternative is a feckless coalition run by people who should have retired two decades ago.
We need a reset and we’ve needed it since at least 1971 but we haven’t got it and each year we delay will intensify the collapse.
Good luck everyone.
1971? lol our government has been dogshit since day one. We are founded on genocide and built by slaves. This country has, since day one, been absolutely fucking disgusting.
God damn you people are a bunch of sad sacks.
Acknowledging reality doesn’t make you a sad sack.
Being a sad sack makes you a sad sack
I did say “at least 1971”
fair enough
What county are you talking about? You’re going to have to be a bit more specific than that. There isn’t a single country out there that doesn’t have a disgusting history.
Specifically slavery: millions of victims were brought to the Americas (almost every country), but that was just their final destination. Who brought them? Europeans. Who sold them? Africans. It’s a shame of four continents, not just one country.
Dude… How in the ever living fuck, just from the context, could you not tell I was currently talking about the United States of America? This is a comment section about American politics. It’s a comment chain about American politics. I’m really trying to wrap my mind around how the hell you got lost but glossing over that onto the rest of your post… Yes there are disgusting things all over the world. But right now I’m currently discussing America.
I have never understood this weird issue with certain Americans. Every time you try to criticize America they come screaming WHY ARENT YOU TALKING ABOUT HOW HORRIBLE AFRICA IS!!
I’m not talking about the horrors of Africa right now because this isn’t a thread about Africa. Simple as that.
imagine being this white and privileged.
lol yep. And of course my comment is very controversial because, on lemmy, you must worship all of Biden’s actions and never even hint that maybe SOME THINGS he does are bad.
He didn’t wait. This isn’t the first time he’s made it an election issue.
Exactly! Came here to comment the same thing. Fight against the dying of the light, butt man.
It’s heartening to hear that not everyone is not buying the Democrats bs.
Yeah…im not trying to ‘both sides’ this shit because obviously anything republican is a million times worse but…fucking come on.
How dare you criticize the Democrats at all! Do you want Trump?! /s
I’m a far leftist and I’m so tired of Blue MAGA defending everything the Democrats fail to do.
Fucking seriously. I was hoping we would leave this shit behind on reddit. It was half the reason i was getting sick of the site before the API bullshit became the ultimate downfall for most of us. But nope, here we are…a dude literally questioned my loyalty to the party and said i was sabotaging the party because i spoke out against a SINGLE FUCKING THING Biden did.
Lemmy is 100% gonna end up Reddit 2.0 as far as the userbase goes.