Mark Thompson: ‘There’s Not Been an Election Loss by the Democrats Since Roe Was Overturned’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MELBER Mark ░░░░░░░░ ll put it this ░░░░░░░░ On the one hand ░░░░░░░░ a religious spiritual and ░░░░░░░░ level people of good ░░░░░░░░ can have strong and ░░░░░░░░ views about this very ░░░░░░░░ issue On the other ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court ruling ░░░░░░░░ leadup to it and ░░░░░░░░ political project behind it ░░░░░░░░ a lie I can ░░░░░░░░ respect to people s ░░░░░░░░ But reading from what ░░░░░░░░ Alito said in that ░░░░░░░░ quote we don t ░░░░░░░░ to know how our ░░░░░░░░ system or society will ░░░░░░░░ to today s decision ░░░░░░░░ Roe and the related ░░░░░░░░ and Casey They argued ░░░░░░░░ that the ruling was ░░░░░░░░ opening of democracy but ░░░░░░░░ wasn t It was ░░░░░░░░ effort to as you ░░░░░░░░ said affect health care ░░░░░░░░ change the law The ░░░░░░░░ against that is a ░░░░░░░░ not only to the ░░░░░░░░ Party but to the ░░░░░░░░ Court trying to lie ░░░░░░░░ into this policy Thompson ░░░░░░░░ root of all evil ░░░░░░░░ in the right wing ░░░░░░░░ movement which has been ░░░░░░░░ this war for 50 ░░░░░░░░ This is supposed to ░░░░░░░░ a country that does ░░░░░░░░ no respect for any ░░░░░░░░ religion To your point ░░░░░░░░ can disagree But I ░░░░░░░░ everyone has to agree ░░░░░░░░ each individual has a ░░░░░░░░ to make their own ░░░░░░░░ about what to do ░░░░░░░░ her own body And ░░░░░░░░ s pretty much it ░░░░░░░░ is about women s ░░░░░░░░ autonomy So this was ░░░░░░░░ important issue There s ░░░░░░░░ been an election loss ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats since Roe ░░░░░░░░ overturned And I think ░░░░░░░░ also see unfortunately when ░░░░░░░░ tragedy happened with the ░░░░░░░░ it also awakened people ░░░░░░░░ a minute they may ░░░░░░░░ rid of marriage equality ░░░░░░░░ Sure Thompson We ve ░░░░░░░░ seen what they ve ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ rights and a number ░░░░░░░░ other things Of course ░░░░░░░░ were issues we do ░░░░░░░░ to mention Mississippi didn ░░░░░░░░ do bad in Mississippi ░░░░░░░░ and Kentucky were also ░░░░░░░░ health care about Medicare ░░░░░░░░ I was in Kentucky ░░░░░░░░ Mississippi with Bishop Barb ░░░░░░░░ to poor people Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Medicare expansion Obviously too ░░░░░░░░ Kentucky while Bashir ran ░░░░░░░░ abortion the only thing ░░░░░░░░ Cameron is known for ░░░░░░░░ being unwilling to prosecute ░░░░░░░░ Taylor s killers the ░░░░░░░░ who killed them and ░░░░░░░░ to Untold Freedom for ░░░░░░░░ there People are aware ░░░░░░░░ these issues but lastly ░░░░░░░░ the issue of reasonable ░░░░░░░░ obviously Americans are divided ░░░░░░░░ households are divided when ░░░░░░░░ comes to what s ░░░░░░░░ on in Israel and ░░░░░░░░ Some young people are ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ vote But I think ░░░░░░░░ have to keep our ░░░░░░░░ on the prize here ░░░░░░░░ we go back to ░░░░░░░░ and a lack of ░░░░░░░░ by default allowing Trump ░░░░░░░░ come back in office ░░░░░░░░ s not as if ░░░░░░░░ foreign policies are going ░░░░░░░░ be helpful to either ░░░░░░░░ And of course all ░░░░░░░░ the other issues people ░░░░░░░░ going to be threatened.”