Michael R. Bloomberg, the New York media tycoon who is running for president, has a no-holds barred attitude on abortion, denying that unborn children have a fundamental right to life.
Bloomberg, an erstwhile Republican now positioning himself as a Democrat, is quoted by the Los Angeles Times as saying, “Reproductive choice is a fundamental human right, and we can never take it for granted,” adding, “On this issue, you’re either with us or against us.”
Such stridency is likely to affect his presidential bid, sharply curtailing the Republican vote he hopes to draw. Similarly, many Republicans will look askance at his well-financed campaign to roll back the Second Amendment protections that red states grant gun owners, once President Trump begins to hammer on that theme.
On the other hand, Bloomberg could well pick up much of the support the archly pro-abortion Hillary Clinton enjoyed in her campaign for the presidency, but whether he will satisfy feminists in general is another matter.
Bloomberg's media company has announced that it will continue coverage of Trump but won't cover Bloomberg or other Democratic presidential candidates, this sparing it from having to run anything negative about the boss.
Bloomberg, an erstwhile Republican now positioning himself as a Democrat, is quoted by the Los Angeles Times as saying, “Reproductive choice is a fundamental human right, and we can never take it for granted,” adding, “On this issue, you’re either with us or against us.”
Such stridency is likely to affect his presidential bid, sharply curtailing the Republican vote he hopes to draw. Similarly, many Republicans will look askance at his well-financed campaign to roll back the Second Amendment protections that red states grant gun owners, once President Trump begins to hammer on that theme.
On the other hand, Bloomberg could well pick up much of the support the archly pro-abortion Hillary Clinton enjoyed in her campaign for the presidency, but whether he will satisfy feminists in general is another matter.
Bloomberg's media company has announced that it will continue coverage of Trump but won't cover Bloomberg or other Democratic presidential candidates, this sparing it from having to run anything negative about the boss.
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