It all started when Sen. Bernie Sanders wanted to add a stop to the DNC's unity tour with Chairman Tom Perez to support the Omaha mayoral candidate.
It ended up snowballing from there. Even Nancy Pelosi stumbled into it...
When NBC's Chuck Todd asked Pelosi about Perez's statement on "Meet the Press" last month, she said "of course" there was room in the party for Democrats who don't support abortion rights — a statement seen as a rebuke of her party's leader.
Then last week, Pelosi gave the controversy new life when she told the Washington Post that the abortion issue had faded in importance and suggested the party shouldn't enforce ideological purity on the issue. "This is not a rubber-stamp party," Pelosi said.
Democrats Stumble Into Abortion Rift
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