The Maine GOP Attacked Sandra Fluke For Some Reason

Sandra Fluke, attorney and women's rights activist addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Sandra Fluke is running for office in California, which apparently makes her a ripe target for Republicans in Maine.

A since-deleted post on the Maine GOP’s Facebook page on Wednesday showed that Fluke remains a favorite target for a party that continues to have an awkward relationship with contraception.

The post included a variation of the same joke Republicans have used repeatedly against Fluke, who drew the ire of conservatives in 2012 when she tried to testify before a House committee in support of the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate.

“Can’t afford birth control,” the post read. “Paid $1740 filing fee to run for Congress.”

Mike Tipping over at the Bangor Daily News has a screenshot of the post.

After flirting with the idea of running for retiring Rep. Henry Waxman’s (D-CA) seat, Fluke decided instead to run for state Senate in California.

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