"No Thanks, Bernie: Virginia Abortion Rights Advocates Know Better" (Title)

[Rilgin]

22. Was glad to see that

There are a few more names you could add if you want to show even more balance in showing it is not an act of Bernie but seems to be a split amongst Democrats including the Clinton and Obama camps. This is an accurate picture, would raise the same questions on why they are supporting a candidate with a questionable history on pro-choice/anti-abortion legislation while taking your bias against Bernie alone out of the picture.

Tom Perriello is also supported by John Podesta who as you know was Hillary's campaign chairman and according to this article other major players who were key aids in her run. I think Tom Perriello also had a big role at the Center for American Progress.

Then lets move on to other prominent political forces that are endorsing him to get an actual picture. 30 Members of Obama's inner staff signed a letter of support for Pierrelo as well. The article has some of the names. The article also said Obama campaigned for him as well the week before the election (which Perriello lost). The article said that Pierrello was the only congressmen who Obama campaigned with in the last weeks. These stops were after the problematic votes you refer to. So you might as well add Obama himself to the list.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/obama-staff-tom-perriello-virginia-236367

So really its not Bernie's single handed support its also prominent members of the Clinton and Obama teams. I think it shows some political calculations and divisions amongst the politicos as to how to take back political control with the democratic party having no political power. I suspect that the wide spread support in the political players in the Obama and Clinton campaigns and Bernie that they think Perriello most have a better chance of being elected.

I find it somewhat troubling but it is not a Bernie issue as you imply. It is a bigger current question as to purity or how much the Democratic Party needs to compromise on issues. We have seen that play out for years within the Democratic party including on the Abortion issue.

I would tend to agree with you on the actual issue involved both as a policy and strategy that in a choice of democratic candidates that solid pro-choice should be one of the few issues given a dominant consideration of support.