Lying Because of Political Toxicity

Republican US Senate candidate Eric Hovde is walking back his support for an abortion ban.

I cannot say that I know what I have the power of telepathy, but this so clearly a transparent lie in response to the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs overturning Roe, which has proved to be political Kryptonite.

He is lying for political advantage:

Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde, who is looking to unseat Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), told reporters Thursday that women should have a “right to make a choice” early in pregnancy — a departure from a previous, more hard line position on abortion.

“As it pertains to abortion, look, I’m very clear on that issue: I believe in exceptions. I believe in the beauty of life. I think women early on in a pregnancy should have a right to make a choice,” Hovde told reporters, without defining “early.” He added: “I think there’s a point where, once a baby can be born healthy and alive, that’s unconscionable that baby would be terminated.”

In August 2012, during an earlier campaign for the Senate, Hovde told the Wisconsin State Journal that he was “totally opposed to abortion,” a position he also voiced during a radio interview. Hovde also said that year that he considers himself “pro-life” and that Roe v. Wade should be overturned.

Hovde’s shift comes during an election cycle when many Republicans are struggling with the issue of abortion and some have moderated their positions. Protecting access to reproductive care has been a winning issue for Democrats in elections held following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 2022 to overturn Roe v. Wade, and Democrats up and down the ballot have been leaning into it during this election year.

Moreover, since the court’s decision, every state ballot measure that has sought to preserve or expand abortion access has been successful, while jurisdictions that have sought to restrict abortion access have failed — even in states that skew conservative.

'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.

— Adrian Bott (@Cavalorn) October 16, 2015

This is really pretty simple:  You are a running for office as a member of the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.

Suggesting thast you are now opposed to Leopards Eating People's Faces is a bald-faced lie, and a mark of profound cowardice.

This is the sh%$ sandwich that you and your ilk have demanded that the rest of us eat for decades.

Take this glass of warm foamy pee, and eat your f%$#ing sandwich.