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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.

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[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 61 points 8 months ago (5 children)

So.....he waited to make this a reelection issue?

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 34 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

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?

[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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?

[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee -3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Nah, it's because your opportunistically short attention span having types always happens to be of the fragile white variety.

Even assuming that back burner crack is accurate, which it's not, we both know that you'd be pissing and moaning about him making climate change or student loans or health care the back burner issue instead if you weren't making up grievance about him not being vocal enough about reproductive rights.

It's always the porcelain american folks that are on this shit because it is literally always an excuse to be mad at the Dems and not vote for them instead of being mad at the Republicans who are actually responsible and vote against them, because only you fragile and white as porcelain folks are privileged enough to be so determined to find a reason why we should all be mad at the Democrats for something the Republicans did, because if we spend enough time being mad at the Republicans, someone might remember that the Republicans came into power pretty soon after one of you fragile and white as porcelain folks raised yet another crock of shit about how we should be more mad at the Democrats for something the Republicans did.

You're literally manufacturing consent for the underprivileged to endure 4 more years of Republican administration so you shitheads feel validated enough that "the establishment learned its lesson this time."

It is fucking always the white left, fucking always, "why let moral objections to letting queer folks be hunted for sport get in the way of a good session of letting the establishment learn their lesson about "not doing enough" to stop queer folks being hunted for sport? Republicans? You mean the NPCs I ascribe no agency to whatsoever in my crusade against some old fucksticks who are responsible for absolutely nothing I'm currently up in arms about?"

Y'all get to be taken seriously as soon as you can lodge a complaint without everyone being able to tell you're implicitly threatening to vote strike of vote third party over it, because then we'll know you actually believe anything you say more than you believe in how important it is to feel validated about being right over whatever issue you're pissed about.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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 you're 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.

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Don't you dare bring up the ongoing genocide or you'll be excommunicated 🙄

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Cowlitz@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago

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.

[–] themaninblack@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Cowlitz@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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.

[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

He did make it an issue an election ago. "vote for us and we'll do something".

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 months ago

Resize the obviously politically biased Supreme Court.

[–] Alto@kbin.social 20 points 8 months ago (13 children)

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.

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 21 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (14 children)

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.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.)

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 months ago

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.

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[–] HandBreadedTools@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

The only thing that would have prevented Dobbs would have been a constitutional amendment. SCOTUS can overturn anything else.

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[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago

He didn't wait. This isn't the first time he's made it an election issue.

[–] themaninblack@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Exactly! Came here to comment the same thing. Fight against the dying of the light, butt man.