Clinton allies try to discredit Sanders on womens issues - will it stick?

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Talk about throwing someone under the bus....100% rating is not good enough!


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-allies-try-to-discredit-sanders-on-womens-issues-will-it-stick/2016/01/23/7f8757ec-c1fc-11e5-bcda-62a36b394160_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_sandersabortion651pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

Some of Clinton’s allies acknowledge that Sanders has a consistent voting record on abortion issues. But they now say that it is simply not enough.

“I think that in Washington, he’s never been seen as someone who is really engaged or active on civil rights issues,” said Hilary Rosen, a Democratic strategist and Clinton ally. “Whether it’s women or gays or African Americans, I think his progressive politics have always been focused on the economic issues, and I think you’re seeing that divide a little bit more in this primary.”

On Friday, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Clinton’s allies also began contrasting her pledge to repeal the Hyde Amendment, which blocks federal funding for abortion, with Sanders, who they claimed had been silent on the issue. Sanders, who opposed the amendment in the House, issued a statement by the end of the day making clear that he would seek to repeal it, as well.

“Women must have full control over their reproductive health in order to have full control over their lives,” he said in the statement.