{"id":828214,"date":"2021-09-29T15:29:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T19:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=828214"},"modified":"2021-09-29T15:29:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T19:29:04","slug":"mcauliffe-ally-defund-the-police-and-pay-for-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcauliffe-ally-defund-the-police-and-pay-for-abortions\/","title":{"rendered":"McAuliffe Ally: Defund the Police and Pay for Abortions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmcauliffe-ally-defund-the-police-and-pay-for-abortions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=828214&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div readability=\"28.352331606218\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"article-category\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/\">Elections<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">Abortion giant NARAL&#8217;s anti-law enforcement position sparks backlash<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-thumbnail-container relative lg:mr-24 w-full my-4 mb-8\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Naral-1-736x242-1.jpeg\" class=\"w-full lazyload blur-up wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Naral-1-736x242-1.jpeg 736w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Naral-1-1024x337.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Naral-1-768x252.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Naral-1-1536x505.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Naral-1-1400x460.jpeg 1400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"absolute text-white p-4 w-full text-right text-xs bottom-0 bg-black opacity-75\">\n\t\t\t\tTwitter\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-gray text-xs md:text-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/author\/matthew-foldi\/\" title=\"Posts by Matthew Foldi\" class=\"author url fn text-red-700\" rel=\"author\">Matthew Foldi<\/a> \u2022 September 29, 2021 3:15 pm<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"85.799369085174\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A prominent player in the Virginia Democratic Party is calling on lawmakers to defund the police and divert taxpayer funding to pay for abortions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Virginia\u2019s NARAL chapter embraced the defund the police movement on Tuesday. The group urged lawmakers to cut off law enforcement and redirect &#8220;taxes to go towards helping our communities instead of harming them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.9132231404959\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Calling for our taxes to go towards helping our communities instead of harming them isn&#8217;t a bad thing.\ud83d\udc81\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/defundthepolice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#defundthepolice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/778zaOwdAd\">https:\/\/t.co\/778zaOwdAd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H3vSPvlfro\">pic.twitter.com\/H3vSPvlfro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NARAL Pro-Choice VA (@NARALVirginia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NARALVirginia\/status\/1442868682590355457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">NARAL&#8217;s support for defunding the police could put Democrats in electoral trouble. The abortion giant is flexing its political muscles in Virginia to <a href=\"https:\/\/naralva.org\/pac\/2021endorsements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/naralva.org\/pac\/2021endorsements\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633016682495000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8xM5dj0gfXCH6o47YKabHvhomCw\">elect<\/a> Terry McAuliffe for governor, Hala Ayala for lieutenant governor, and nine down-ballot Democrats. NARAL&#8217;s Virginia branch donated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpap.org\/donors\/136109\/recipient\/156114\/?start_year=all&amp;end_year=all&amp;recip_type=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tens of thousands of dollars<\/a> to McAuliffe during his first campaign for governor. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpap.org\/donors\/136109\/recipient\/365115\/?start_year=all&amp;end_year=all&amp;recip_type=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donated $1,000<\/a> to Ayala in June, and its national branch has donated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpap.org\/donors\/192484\/recipient\/217357\/?start_year=all&amp;end_year=all&amp;recip_type=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thousands of dollars<\/a> to state attorney general Mark Herring.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">McAuliffe, Ayala, and Herring did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">McAuliffe has made his support for abortion a centerpiece of his campaign. He pledged to support NARAL-backed legislation if elected. In 2019, Virginia delegate Kathy Tran introduced a bill that would allow for abortion up until the moment of birth, as well as taxpayer funding for the procedure. In a Sept. 16 debate, McAuliffe was asked directly if he would sign a bill like Tran&#8217;s. &#8220;Of course I would support that,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/terry-mcauliffe-admits-he-would-sign-kathy-trans-radical-abortion-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/terry-mcauliffe-admits-he-would-sign-kathy-trans-radical-abortion-bill\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633016682495000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHBHocxwU9LBgBfrDMuYyERUBPmCw\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">NARAL\u2014which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prochoiceamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2013-va-poll-memo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.prochoiceamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2013-va-poll-memo.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633016682495000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGo0zwxZ2f7sWyS3UXHm0bT1blraA\">endorsed McAuliffe<\/a> in his 2013 gubernatorial campaign\u2014backed defunding the police even before the Virginia chapter spoke out. The national organization, which has spent millions of dollars to elect Democrats, endorsed the defund movement in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naral\/status\/1384616636267651073?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/naral\/status\/1384616636267651073?lang%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633016682495000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGL2Qhe6CRYgISeZpT23Ovcz58BtQ\">April<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/prochoicewashington.org\/2020\/06\/25\/solidarity-black-lives-defund-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/prochoicewashington.org\/2020\/06\/25\/solidarity-black-lives-defund-police\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633016682495000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHbguid7px6j_6bcWb8Z3wuZKGsug\">June<\/a>. The group endorsed McAuliffe again in <a href=\"https:\/\/naralva.org\/2021\/07\/19\/naral-pro-choice-virginia-endorses-governor-terry-mcauliffe-governor-attorney-general-mark-herring-attorney-general-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">At least one Virginia Democrat has repudiated NARAL for its position on law enforcement. Michelle Maldonado, a Democrat running for an open state House seat, disavowed the pro-choice group following the Tuesday tweet. &#8220;Today, I am declining the endorsement of NARAL Virginia,&#8221; she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Michelle4VA50\/status\/1442927730895376384\">wrote<\/a>. &#8220;While I do align with NARAL Virginia on the issue of choice, I do not align with their position on defunding the police. For years, I\u2019ve worked professionally with law enforcement and I am proud of that work.&#8221; Virginia&#8217;s NARAL chapter did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Maldonado\u2019s move comes at a precarious time for Virginia Democrats and could force a late-term reckoning by the party on issues such as defunding the police. After Democrats nearly lost the House of Representatives in 2020, some\u2013like Virginia congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prochoiceamerica.org\/2018\/04\/12\/naral-pro-choice-america-endorses-abigail-spanberger-for-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.prochoiceamerica.org\/2018\/04\/12\/naral-pro-choice-america-endorses-abigail-spanberger-for-congress\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633016682495000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFhbLSJ59d1RDZouSnbVTBuQtZ7sw\">NARAL candidate<\/a> herself\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/03\/23\/defund-the-police-democrats-477609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/03\/23\/defund-the-police-democrats-477609&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633016682495000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE0ofypSBrOFoeo-ru00rR3zyA79Q\">blamed<\/a> the party\u2019s embrace of defunding the police for its poor down-ballot showing.<\/p>\n<p>Early voting has started for this November&#8217;s elections in Virginia, and early indicators have given Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/va-republicans-jump-to-in-person-early-voting-lead-model-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/va-republicans-jump-to-in-person-early-voting-lead-model-shows\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633016682495000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE_NNev_rCj6H_tCM6FMHqeE17qAw\">a rare lead<\/a> among in-person early voters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elections Abortion giant NARAL&#8217;s anti-law enforcement position sparks backlash  Twitter  Matthew Foldi \u2022 September 29, 2021 3:15 pm A prominent player in the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-828214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}