ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Awaiting @SenGillibrand, who will be headlining a town hall on reproductive rights here in about an hour, tied to the recent abortion controversies in Missouri.
Fun fact: Gillibrand is the first 2020 candidate to visit St. Louis, which this is the first event of the election cycle I’ll be covering! Not the last, I’m sure...
Campaign playlist watch: @Beyonce's "Run the World (Girls)" is playing as @SenGillibrand prepares to take the stage before this mostly female audience in St. Louis.
Gillibrand has taken the stage, along with St. Louis Treasurer @tishaura Jones, who is speaking about the 8-week abortion ban passed in Missouri in May.
Gillibrand: “We need the next president to be unabashedly pro-choice.” Pledges as president she would repeal Hyde Amendment and appoint judges who will uphold Roe v. Wade.
.@SenGillibrand — after consulting with @tishaura on the correct pronunciation of “Missouri” — says she is here to be at “the frontlines of where these battles [on abortion] are being waged.” She also visited Georgia, where a similar ban was passed.
VIDEO: Gillibrand gets choked up as she speaks about institutional racism, and the challenges @tishaura’s son will face that her own son will not.
@tishaura Gillibrand asked by a voter if she supports @nicolergalloway's #MOGOV campaign: "Uh, maybe."
Gillibrand in blunt closing plea: “I want to be on the next presidential debate stage but I don’t have enough supporters.” Asks attendees to donate, says she still needs “several thousand” more donors to qualify for the next debate.
In a gaggle after the town hall, @SenGillibrand told Wake Up To Politics that she is “very confident” that she will qualify for the next Democratic debate. (She still needs to reach 2% in three more polls, and meet the 130,000 donor requirement.)
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