Are the future-voter babies impressed?
— Ellen Anderson (@MochaLite) April 12, 2017
I think they're dead!
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) April 12, 2017
Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam is hoping to succeed Terry McAuliffe and become the state’s next governor. In order to make that happen, he’ll have to start by defeating opponent Tom Perriello in the Democratic primary.
Apparently one of his strategies is brandishing his pro-choice cred:
Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam has been doing campaign stops inside abortion clinics to tout his pro-choice stance https://t.co/jU0sVZcwDb
— Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) April 12, 2017
More from the Wall Street Journal:
Mr. Northam, 57, a pediatric neurologist from Norfolk, Va., is a veteran of the first Iraq war and speaks with the southern drawl of his native Nassawadox, on the state’s Eastern Shore.
Mr. Northam, too, has broken with the party line: He voted twice for George W. Bush for president, toyed with joining with Virginia state Senate Republicans in 2009 and, during his 2013 campaign for lieutenant governor, declared that “I don’t consider myself a liberal.”
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To emphasize his support from abortion-rights activists—and Mr. Perriello’s record on the issue—Mr. Northam’s recent campaign schedule has taken him on a tour of the state’s abortion clinics. Last week, Mr. Northam stopped at an Alexandria clinic, where he spoke to a dozen supporters about his efforts to block antiabortion legislation during his tenure in the Virginia Senate.
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https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/852275229468618754
To say the least.
Holy schneike that's dark https://t.co/UUGdJE8j4J
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) April 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/852277455532556289
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/852279318612987905
Me thinks that's a new low.
— Farlee-on (@farlee65) April 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/MrJimBryan/status/852275851702018048
Next is performing an abortion at a clinic to score political points.
— James Beattie (@JamesGBeattie) April 12, 2017
Wow @RalphNortham I guess you can thank your mother for not making any stops inside an abortion clinic.
— Jason Hodges (@thetritiptruck) April 12, 2017
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