is siding with prominent members of Congress instead of the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee in the party’s debate over the politics of reproductive freedom. He was then followed by Pelosi and Schumer, who insisted that the party needs to support anti-abortion candidates in some circumstances. Take a survey: should Democrats support candidates who do not support support reproductive freedom? But it has extra salience given the specific role Nebraska ― and Mello ― played in the abortion wars over the past decade. Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and an ally of Mello’s, credited him with weakening the measure.

Source: Huffington Post April 27, 2017 12:14 UTC