October 21, 2022
Kistner continues deliberate strategy of obfuscation to avoid alienating moderate voters with his extreme “100% pro-life” agenda
Kistner quietly pledged support for a plan whose “ultimate goal” is to end all abortions
Burnsville, MN –– Following the MN-02 debate last week, Tyler Kistner told reporters for the second time that he “hadn’t seen” the text of the national abortion ban introduced in Congress last month. But that didn’t stop him from calling the legislation that would send doctors and nurses to prison “reasonable” last month.
Kistner has not been shy in announcing his opposition to legislation in the past. He didn’t need time to read the 1,039 page Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to know he opposed it – and he announced his opposition to the Inflation Reduction Act without needing time to read the 273 page bill.
“The thing Tyler Kistner just can’t seem to understand is that, when you’re a member of Congress, you have to answer the tough questions. You can’t feign ignorance and hope the problem goes away,” said Angie Craig for Congress campaign manager Wellesley Daniels. “I suppose it’s difficult to figure out your position on the issues when you have no principles, but the Minnesotans who rely on their representatives to fight for them deserve better than that.”
This is the latest installment of Kistner trying to have it both ways on the issue of abortion.
He has called himself “100% pro-life” but removed that language from his website. On the campaign trail in 2020 he was quoted multiple times saying, “I’m pro-life, pro-gun, pro-Trump.”
He has repeatedly said he believes abortion laws should be “left at the states.” What does that look like in practice? Nine states have banned abortion without exceptions for cases of rape or incest since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
This summer, Kistner pledged to uphold “any pro-life law or policy” that is on the books the day he is elected and to use his vote in Congress to push for additional abortion restrictions.