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Rhiannon12866

(222,239 posts)
Thu May 5, 2022, 04:15 AM May 2022

Beto O'Rourke: TX Abortion Laws Are About 'Power And Control Over Women' - The Last Word - MSNBC



Beto O’Rourke, Democratic candidate for Governor of Texas, joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss why Texas has become “the laboratory for extremism” on voter suppression and the right to abortion and how this can be overcome. Aired on 05/04/2022.

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Beto O'Rourke: TX Abortion Laws Are About 'Power And Control Over Women' - The Last Word - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 May 2022 OP
In red states many citizens don't even know what crap is in the abortion ban . .... Lovie777 May 2022 #1
And yet, an astonishing number of women vote Repug. Hard to fathom why so many vote against dutch777 May 2022 #2
That is something I do not understand, either Rhiannon12866 May 2022 #3

Lovie777

(15,009 posts)
1. In red states many citizens don't even know what crap is in the abortion ban . ....
Thu May 5, 2022, 06:16 AM
May 2022

hopefully they will finally learn, and I believe once they do, all hell is going to break out.

But alas, voting suppressions and gerrymandering and in Florida - Election police.

I don't ever want to hear from a RWer about "freedom".

dutch777

(3,465 posts)
2. And yet, an astonishing number of women vote Repug. Hard to fathom why so many vote against
Thu May 5, 2022, 06:28 AM
May 2022

their own interests...be that women in this case or people of color, etc. Boggles my feeble brain!

Rhiannon12866

(222,239 posts)
3. That is something I do not understand, either
Thu May 5, 2022, 06:29 PM
May 2022

What's most horrifying is that there are women who voted for and STILL support TFG! Are they not aware that thousands of women throughout the country took to the streets when he was "installed," despite having been rejected by the American people?? They must be delusional, blind or insane...

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