If there's a political organization that is more tone deaf than the republican party (not that I care--their loss is our gain) I'm not sure history has ever recorded it.
The filibuster by Wendy Davis, a state senator in Texas, against the republican controlled legislature's attempt to pass a harshly restrictive abortion bill could not have possible put the republicans in a harsher light had the script been written by Gloria Steinem.
The anti-abortion bill couldn't pass in a regular legislative session, so Gov. Rick Perry calls a special session. Courageous woman filibusters for almost thirteen hours and is finally only able to be stopped by bullshit technicalities. Men call for a vote which is righteously yelled down by female pro-choice supporters. Republicans claim vote was done before midnight deadline, only it wasn't. They then change times of vote in the computer. Finally realize they are completely fucked, and numbnuts governor calls for another special session beginning July 1st.
Women, Latinos, and young people are all overwhelmingly in favor of a woman's right to choose, republicans get decimated in elections by all three groups, and all yesterday did was further entrench them in the Democratic Party.
It takes a lifetime to create old, white men--and best of luck to republicans with that strategy.
Peace,
emaycee
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