Jon Favreau on Conor Lamb, "Conservative Democrat"

[Miles Archer]

Jon Favreau
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Conor Lamb campaigned:
1. For universal health care
2. Against Trump’s tax cut
3. For expanded background checks
4. For stronger unions
5. Against cuts to Social Security
6. For a woman’s right to choose
7. For medical marijuana

“Conservative Democrat.” Ok. Cool.

6:50 AM - 14 Mar 2018

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[workinclasszero]

1. I don't know if I could support a 'conservative' democrat...

1. For universal health care
2. Against Trump’s tax cut
3. For expanded background checks
4. For stronger unions
5. Against cuts to Social Security
6. For a woman’s right to choose
7. For medical marijuana

Oh uh...nevermind!

[Dave Starsky]

2. I get him confused with the other Jon Favreau.

The actor/director. I believe he is a Libertarian, so I always find it weird when I read quotes from this guy.

[MissB]

3. If you are into podcasts, check out Pod Save America

He does a great job (along with other former Obama staffers.)

[DesertRat]

4. Also from Jon Favreau today

I still can’t believe Trump couldn’t save Saccone with that rousing speech where he called Maxine Waters dumb and Chuck Todd a son of a bitch.

Guess southwestern Pennsylvania wasn’t quite feeling Keep America Great (Exclamation Point)

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[Wounded Bear]

5. I thought Lamb was "pro-life"...

oh well, it's good he won. Let's hope that Repub dirty tricks don't flip the vote.

[pangaia]

7. My understanding is that he personally is against abortion, but

"in the world" supports a woman's right to choose what to do in such situations.

[uponit7771]

8. Being pro-choice is the progressive position. One can be personally against abortion for

... themselves (if you're a woman) and not want to impose that position on another person.

[Caliman73]

12. Very true.

I am not a woman, so I realize that my voice is not very relevant to the choice discussion. I am however married to a woman and we faced the choice and discussed the issue as a family. My personal position is what it is, but it is my wife's body, my daughter's body, my sister's body, my friend's body. Their choice. If they ever ask me what I think, I will tell them, but would always preface it with the fact that I can never get pregnant and therefore my views are secondary at best.

Ultimately uponit7771, you hit the nail on the head. You can be pro-life and pro-choice. It really is about not imposing your own personal preferences on others. That is what the idiots who call themselves "pro-life" always fail to see. They are not pro-life, they are anti-choice, anti-personal freedom, anti-self determination.

[EffieBlack]

17. I'm as liberal as they come, but I'm personally against abortion and fervently pro-choice

[JI7]

9. His position is he would not get an abortion if he got pregnant

But for others it should be their own choice.

[NewJeffCT]

10. It's the same position as Joe Biden

Tim Kaine and Harry Reid

[Proud Liberal Dem]

13. Luckily, he recognizes that he can't get pregnant and doesn't affect him personally.

so, he'll (rightly) leave it to women confronted with that issue.

[George II]

15. One can be "pro-life" and also in favor of a woman's right to choose.

I personally am against abortion, but I would never consider imposing my opinion on anyone else.

[ffr]

6. All liberal positions. The era of conservatism is coming to an end.

Just look what's happening right now all across the country. The next generation of political activists is being born.

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[kentuck]

11. Think about how that label plays with voters?

In some places, it would play well. In some, not so well. But with so many "independents" and "Reagan Democrats", it is probably very appealing. If it works, don't throw it away. After all, it's how he votes that counts.

[liberalnarb]

14. I think they probably mean

his support of fracking, opposition to the fight for $15, or his opposition to an assault weapons ban. Don't get me wrong I'm glad he won and I LOVE his strong support for unions, but those positions are still quite problematic.

[oberliner]

16. This is not actually true

He campaigned for:

1. Fighting the heroin crisis

2. Improving infrastructure and job training programs

3. Addressing health care (re-establishing and improving the ACA)

4. Protecting Medicare and Social Security

5. Reforming the student loan system

6. Supporting unions

He did not campaign for expanded background checks or for a woman's right to choose. In fact he does not mention either of these topics at all on his campaign website.

[yuiyoshida]

18. number 7 is always my lucky number

yay for weed.

[efhmc]

19. I love DU but wonder why people respond to

this junk and give it credit.

[appalachiablue]

20. Totally pleased about Conor Lamb and these positions. But tonight,

Bill Maher assed, showed a Lamb ad of him saying he's not a Nancy P. Dem./supporter or words to that effect. Pfft.