I'm going down.
Democrats learned something in 2012 even if Republicans didn't—attacking Planned Parenthood is bad politics. Now Senate Democrats are targeting the vulnerable Senate Republicans who cast a vote to defund the organization: Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Rob Portman of Ohio, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania. Jonathan Easley
reports:
The DSCC this week will launch a five-figure "GOP Shutdown Watch" campaign featuring Twitter and Facebook ads and rapid-response news alerts “highlighting the latest developments in the Republican push to attack women’s health and shutdown the government.”
The DSCC media push is also targeting Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who has attracted a primary challenger, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who is running for president and senator simultaneously.
“Time and again, Republican Senators have voted to defund Planned Parenthood and other women’s healthcare programs, and now they need to answer if they will shut down the government to score cheap political points at the expense of women across the country,” DSCC National Press Secretary Sadie Weiner said in a statement.
Good for Dems. They ceded this fight to the right for a long time. But it's a loser for the GOP. Planned Parenthood just provides too many critical services to millions of women across the country even if the GOP doesn't know it.