Joe O’Dea Continues to Campaign with Anti-Abortion Republicans

GOP Senate candidate Joe O’Dea continues to undermine his own misleading claims on abortion by campaigning with anti-abortion extremists. Today he is campaigning with former one-term Senator and Trump yes-man Cory Gardner. Next week he is expected to fundraise with George Bush in Texas and campaign with Iowa Senator Joni Ernst who blocked a bill that would have provided guaranteed access to birth control. 

This comes on the heels of O’Dea signing a petition to put an abortion ban on Colorado’s 2020 ballot which sparked outrage because it is “at odds with his position on abortion today.”

“Joe O’Dea can lie all he wants about abortion, but campaigning with anti-abortion Republicans and a disturbing record of supporting an abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest proves that he can’t be trusted. He would give McConnell and MAGA Republicans the majority they need to pass a national abortion ban.” – Colorado Democratic Party spokesperson Nico Delgado

Other O’Dea anti-abortion surrogates include Tim Scott and Barbara Kirkmeyer. Tim Scott says he’s “committed to protecting the unborn” and voted for a 20-week abortion ban. And congressional candidate Barbara Kirkmeyer signed a petition in support of personhood, opposes abortion in all cases, and voted to ban the Plan B abortion pill.