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Debating The Baby

[Blind Gossip] As you watch the Democratic Presidential Candidates debate this evening, you might wonder if any of the candidates harbor deeply personal secrets.

Oh, yes!

Here’s one shocking story that we can share with you. It’s about a candidate who is married.

Years ago, our candidate found themselves in an awkward position. They were expecting a child. The reason this was awkward is that Candidate had already decided to break up with their partner and definitely did not want to have a baby with them!

They debated back and forth and fought about marriage and the baby. The Candidate was very, very insistent on getting rid of the baby and moving on. Long story short, the couple wound up staying together and having the baby.

Here’s where it gets even more awkward.

The child heard this story for the first time just a few years ago. They asked the parents if it was true. The parents confirmed the story… and confirmed that it was The Candidate who had insisted on terminating the pregnancy!

The child was absolutely horrified about this. They have had a strained relationship with The Candidate ever since.

UPDATE: Let’s make this a little bit easier. The Candidate is male. When his partner told him she was pregnant, he tried to convince her to terminate the pregnancy because he wanted out of the relationship. She refused.

Similar: Fast Baby

Democratic Candidate:

[Optional] On a scale of 1 to 10, how much does a candidate’s position on reproductive rights matter to you? Please keep your comments civil.

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  1. GayleStorm says

    Not sure who this is. I find it very sick and sad that a child would learn that one of their parents wanted to abort them. How do you recover from that???

    I am PRO-LIFE. So, yes, my candidate’s views on abortion mean a lot to me, 100%.

    My body, not my choice to terminate life. There is a separate life/ body growing within me.

  2. Kels2870 says

    I’m getting a de Blasio vibe from this one, as I’m pretty sure his wife was pregnant with their daughter when they got married and he seems to have a better relationship with his son than his daughter…Also, quite frankly, he just doesn’t strike me as being a very good person – this just sounds like something he would do.

    But to be different, I’ll suggest maybe John Hickenlooper? Married his first wife in 2002 and his son Teddy was born in 2002.

  3. ItsBouquet says

    I think this is about de Blasio. At least they sorted it out and have been married to this day so why does it matter? Why even tell the child?

    I’m pro choice but to a point. I don’t support women that use abortion as a contraceptive. You still have to try to prevent pregnancy if you don’t want children/ any more children; don’t keep visiting the abortion clinic like it’s a pharmacy.

  6. mrs_right says

    de Blasio, maybe?

    It’s important, but not a deciding factor. Life begins at conception, and terminating that life is murder, but I absolutely and firmly believe abortion should be kept legal and safe for all women. Except partial birth abortion. There’s no medical reason to terminate during birth.

    • celebiddy says

      You should watch Live Actions medically accurate animated videos of what 1st 2nd and 3rd trimester abortions actually entail. If you can see the absolutely horrific cruelty of partial birth abortions, these videos will open your eyes to just how horrible abortion is at all stages.

  8. DavyRogers says

    I would think this is dead behind the eyes De Blasio. Look at him. He is soulless. At the time he probably thought having a mixed-race baby would hurt his career. Now he’s milking it to his advantage. That’s kind of an argument for pro-life when you think about it. As for reproductive “rights” you don’t have the right to kill a being growing inside you. It’s not 1973. You can’t pretend it’s not a life now. Kill the baby if you want, but live with your Haunted House womb forever.

  9. reen57 says

    I think Bernie Sanders. He has no children with his wife. Bernie would be the one to whom this would be more of a scandal than anything else.
    I don’t judge women that have abortions as it’s 99.5% a very painful decision that stays with you the rest of your life from what I hear from those that went thru it. I don’t vote for people who want to combine religion and politics.

  10. SeijnSei says

    Beto. When you read between the lines of his life…its totally him. And it makes sense of some of the comments he has made about his wife kids. “Beto O’Rourke repeatedly joked that his wife Amy has raised the couple’s three kids “sometimes with my help.”

    Kids….. and a marriage you didn’t want. And now you’re stuck. He won’t win and will be divorced in 2021.

  11. tct1219 says

    If the candidate was on the first debate stage last night, I think it could only be Inslee, de Blasio, or Delaney as the others’ kids are not old enough to find out about/ address the issue a few years ago.

  12. omgimbackagain says

    Bernie. He has a strained relationship with his son, who is his only biological child.

  15. WorkHardBeNice says

    100% Bernie Sanders.
    100% Disgusting

    *Unborn babies matter to me. And even in the womb, they ARE babies. The candidates I tend to vote for are intellectually honest enough to admit that and try to steer legislation in favor of those who most need someone to uphold their right to exist, among many other issues that matter to me.

    (Not even the staunchest Liberal throws a “Geez, I sure hope this turns out to be a baby” shower)

  16. High Steppa says

    Bernie Sanders. His only biological child Levi was born to his girlfriend Susan Campbell Mott in 1969. Bernie and Susan never married – they split up in 1971.

    • Alexis_Rose says

      This sounds right.

      I’m pro-choice, but with limits. I think the abortion should occur in the first trimester or not at all.

      The real question is : with all the forms of birth control available for men and women, why is unwanted pregnancy still happening?

  17. janedobe says

    Biden or Sanders.

    Optional: I am a woman and I would never vote for a candidate that thinks aborting a baby past viability is ever an option unless the mother is at risk (which makes up less than .05-1%% of all abortion cases.) However, vote your conscience people. I always do.

  20. amagod121 says

    I think it’s probably Bill de Blasio.

    Optional: probably a 1 – not very important, given all of the other things facing our country currently.

  21. LaursAngel says

    This sounds like it could be John Edwards.
    Baby Mama: Rielle Hunter

    Daughter: Quinn

  22. Heathersmist says

    Her body, her choice. And, being in the situation (married…relationship) she was at least compassionate enough to have a discussion with the father.
    Rape, abuse, force in any way…a woman should never have to ask for permission or have to be forced into illegal means to protect her physical, mental…and yes spiritual health. Ultimately our choices are our own…and for those that are spiritual…between that individual and their “God”.

  23. Baileygirl says

    Well, it has to be one of the female candidates on stage tonight. I do not know any of them and would hesitate to take a guess on something so terrible. It must have been horrible for the child to know that its mother wanted to end its life. How can you love the one person in the world who is supposed to love and protect you?
    I vote pro-life because no other rights matter if you are marked as unwanted and disposable due to age or disability. This is how the Nazis began. Horrifying.

    • anarchistlibrarian says

      as a jew who’s also studied the horrific eugenics movement in my own country (canada), i’m sorry, but my hackles kind of go up when all women who have considered termination for a myriad of reasons get compare to NAZIS. the shoah was industrialised genocide on a massive scale. i ask this with the greatest respect, but could you please, er, perhaps possibly NOT not compare women in destress to nazis? 😬

    • Baileygirl says

      Hello anarchist librarian,
      I am not equating women who have abortions with Nazis. I am pointing out that the German state murdered the old, mentally impaired patients in their psychiatric hospitals and it slid into a genocide of the Jewish people under Hitler.
      Respectfully,
      Baileygirl

  24. anarchistlibrarian says

    well, all the male candidates are off the hook, because finding themselves pregnant isn’t part of their reality. i feel bad for the child, but kids have to realize their parents were just fumbling young people before they were their parents. my kid wasn’t planned & i was in an abusive relationship. i considered abortion, & i would tell my (now adult) child if they asked. as you may have guessed, i’m pro-women’s bodily autonomy…

    • anarchistlibrarian says

      replying to myself, i find, in an update the candidate was male?! PLOT TWIST! … gah. sorry, though – i still can’t think who it might be! 😬

    • Beachbum says

      It’s not Biden, unless it was his first wife, which would have been an illegal (dangerous) abortion. His only child with Jill Biden was born several years after they were married. I’m unaware of any abortion scandals his family is “known for”.

      Optional: I vote only for pro-choice candidates. If a candidate doesn’t believe a woman can decide her future and control her own life without government advice, that tells me all I need to know.

  27. CanaryCry says

    Beto O’Rourke? Or Joe Biden? ** shrugs **

    I’d give the importance of a candidate’s view on reproductive rights at about an 8.

  28. Poppycorn144 says

    I don’t know enough about the candidates to guess.

    9 – I’m pro choice. No one should have the rights of their body hijacked by anyone else. A politicians stance on reproductive rights is paramount because it gives you a clear picture of their humanity.

    I find highly suspect for a person to want to force someone to do something that has no impact on themselves whatsoever, yet could cripple the person’s mental/emotional or physical wellbeing.

  29. wendybar says

    I don’t know..but do NOT blame the child. Actions have consequences, and EVERYONE deserves to live. The parent was selfish.

  30. CariBean says

    It very much matters. It’s a woman’s choice. I was 20 when I got pregnant. My father suggested “getting rid of it”. Absolutely not. However, I will always stand with the women who choose choice over someone who (IMO) is close-minded and insists everyone live by their beliefs. Eff that noise.

    • anarchistlibrarian says

      thank you! i was in a (possibly) similar situation and at age and chose termination. 9 years later (with the same father), i chose to go through with it and now have a brilliant 19-year-old. it’s good to hear from women who are pro-choice but, faced with that mind-blowing experience, did “go through with it”, knowing they would likely earn less &have fewer opportunities. to do it at 20 is so freakin brave! i was abused & ill & in university & just couldn’t. :/

  31. celebiddy says

    No idea but i will absolutely only ever vote for pro life candidates. I can’t wait for the day Roe vs Wade is overturned. The democrats went all in on abortion on demand and the abhorrent act of partial birth abortions and the pendulum is finally swinging the other direction. Recently a 22 week gestation baby survived and is now a healthy toddler. Don’t be fooled by propoganda that dismisses the humanity of babies in the womb!

    • butwhatever says

      Like most pro-choice voters, I don’t like abortion. But as long as my vote counts for anything, no man will be able to rape his wife or girlfriend, or deny her access to birth control, and force her to bear a child. Abusive men are never going to get that power on my watch.

    • wendybar says

      Well, this story is the other way. The male is trying to force the woman to get an abortion. Men do that all the time. I guess that’s okay to Pro choicers. EVERYBODY deserves life. It’s one of our RIGHTS as Americans. (#1 too) Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

  34. parkland45 says

    Bernie Sanders.

    Reproductive rights are very important to me. IMO, a female should have total control over her body.

  35. badgerette85 says

    Amy Klobachar
    Op- 7 … I am fervent in my belief but think there are more pressing issues pertaining to the stability/strength of this country that determines who I will vote for.

  37. jhwalker says

    No idea, but a candidate’s position on reproductive rights is a 10 for me: they must be pro-choice, pro-health, pro-women.

    • JGEM16 says

      So since this blind is about a MALE Candidate, How is HE Pro-choice and pro-women if HER choice was to keep this baby and HE was insisting (probably demanding) that she abort the child? So I would say HIS position should be a 0 for you.

    • reen57 says

      Pro Choice does not ALWAYS mean termination of a pregnancy. It means that it’s not an illegal option. Many women who consider abortion, do not choose to have one.

    • OhYeah says

      JGEM read the optional question and JHWalker’s response again. Walker isn’t saying the candidate is a 10 (no one even knows who the candidate is), but the issue of reproductive rights is highly important (a 10). Jeez, quit looking for a fight.

    • MinnieMe says

      Correct. His wife was pregnant when they were married and his daughter was born shortly after. She doesn’t have the same relationship with her father as her brother.

    • luddite2 says

      Very likely correct, the man who has 3 legal names so far, de Blasio. His kid is an entitled mess.