EMILY’s List endorses Michelle Nunn for Georgia Senate – Elizabeth Titus – POLITICO.com

EMILY’s List, the pro-abortion-rights Democratic women’s group, said Monday it is endorsing Michelle Nunn for the open Georgia Senate seat.

The group’s president, Stephanie Schriock, said Nunn could help Democrats hold the Senate by winning in the red-leaning state, where a crowded field of candidates is vying for the Republican nomination.

“She’s tied for the lead in the polls in one of our only chances to win a GOP Senate seat,” Schriock said in a fundraising email to supporters. “It’s important that we elect a Democratic woman like Michelle, but it’s just as important that we keep her right-wing, extremist opponents out of the Senate.”

The endorsement focused on three Republicans jostling to challenge Nunn in the general election and criticized them on women’s issues: Rep. Paul Broun on abortion, Rep. Phil Gingrey on former Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin’s rape comment, and former Susan G. Komen for the Cure official Karen Handel on a dispute with Planned Parenthood.

“Think about it this way,” Schriock said. “If you’re looking for the next Todd Akin, Georgia’s the place.”

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