Analysis: Is Scott Walker Wimpy on the Abortion Issue?

Christian Post ^ | 03/05/2015 | Napp Nazworth

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Go ahead and withhold support, like you did for Jim Talent.

[grania]

Grasping at straws. Walker's statements, made as a governor, would serve to soften any criticism. He did say he'd support legislation against late-term abortions.

The GOP elite are going to keep pulling this stuff to separate social conservatives from supporting a constitutional conservative.

How come we never see or hear it in the media that Jeb is unelectable by social conservatives because he let Teri Schiavo be starved to death?

[gingerbread]

This is exactly what these liberals, socialists and communists want to do. Spread enough rumors about what Scott Walker will do or will not do, concerning everything that is near and dear to the conservative hearts. My advice? Don’t pay attention to anything they say or do.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

‘...liberals, socialists and communists...”

Not exactly.

[Menthops]

We KNOW that Ted Cruz is unapologetically and boldly pro-life.

Why even take a chance with Walker, especially as it appears he might not have the extemporaneous communication skills needed in today’s campaigns?

[dangus]

Walker has promoted an abortion ban after 20 weeks. The state of abortion laws in Wisconsin is a hell of a lot better than in Bush’s Florida (or in W’s Texas, prior to the last few years of the Perry administration)

[palmer]

Why even take a chance with Walker

Because a governor can win more easily than a Senator.

[RinaseaofDs]

The abortion issue doesn’t matter. Neither does the gay issue.

[SeekAndFind]

How about evolution and creation? That’s what the MSM interviewers keep harping about when it comes to GOP candidates.

[Borderline]

"The abortion issue doesn’t matter."

  Scott Walker stating he will follow established federal laws regarding abortion while being pro life is the only legal path he can and should take. Anyone who calls him out for being squishy on abortion just wants a right wing Obama breaking the law on whim.

[Drew68]

The pro-life community doesn't just want a candidate that will take on the pro-life label; they want a candidate that will advocate for the cause.

Any candidate who makes ending abortion the cornerstone of his campaign will remain on the fringe. I know that's not what people on Free Republic want to hear but it is the truth.

Have confidence that a President Walker will appoint conservatives to the bench and leave it at that.

[NaturalScience]

"The abortion issue doesn’t matter. Neither does the gay issue."

Then I guess my vote doesn't matter either?

[Drew68]

Then I guess my vote doesn't matter either?

That depends on where you live.

If you live in a solid red state Then, no, your vote doesn't really matter. These states will go (R) regardless. Same if you live in a solid blue state.

The states that will matter will be Ohio and Florida. Republicans have no path to victory without both of them. Win these states, and you have a good chance of turning a handful of purple states red as well.

But first our candidate has to survive the primaries where populous blue states like California and New York play a huge role in selecting the Republican candidate. Add in Illinois, Pennsylvania and the liberal Northeast and it is easy to understand why a serious candidate may wish to steer clear of social issues like abortion and gays. These issues may play well in the South but Republicans aren't worried about winning here. They already have.

[Menthops]

The reason Republican presidential candidates have lost in recent elections is that they have not placed values-issues at the forefront of their campaigns.

Millions of disaffected conservatives DO care about creation/evolution, morality, contraception/abortion, and homosexual issues. Not only have Republican candidates lost by not stressing these issues, but as a result, we are losing ground on these issues too.

[NaturalScience]

I’m in Texas so you’ll probably say we’re staying red, but states are flipping faster and faster.

The liberals took over California in about 20 years (finalizing with Reagan’s amnesty). Colorado only took about 10 years.

With millions of illegals being added to the electorate now, Texas is next (and probably the last one they need). In 2012, Bexar County (San Antonio), Travis County (Austin), Harris County (Houston) and Dallas County all went blue. That almost covers the majority of the state’s population.

Scary stuff...

[RinaseaofDs]

Only in so far as it makes voting for someone like Cruz a problem.

These issues are matters of legislation. Abortion can be legal. It can also be something so reprehensible that no modern teenager would even consider. Abortions are down, and clinics are closing.

Education is working.

Gay marriage is a 10th amendment issue. Restore the teeth back in the 10th amendment and let the issue sort itself out in the states. Don’t live in a state where gay marriage is legal, and gay adoption of children is legal (or tolerated).

I see gay marriage as a lever by which we get the feds out of using marriage for all kinds of federal programs. Let the states decide whether traditional marriage is a boon to that state’s society and then live in those states.

Make it moot. The problem ISN’T gay marriage - that’s cultural rot. The problem is the 10th amendment doesn’t mean anything anymore.

[Drew68]

The reason Republican presidential candidates have lost in recent elections is that they have not placed values-issues at the forefront of their campaigns.

Ignoring recent SoCon Senate losses in red states such as Missouri and Indiana, let's talk about this.

Millions of disaffected conservatives DO care about creation/evolution, morality, contraception/abortion, and homosexual issues.

The problem social conservatives face is that they are all concentrated in geographical areas that aren't competitive in a national election.

Not only have Republican candidates lost by not stressing these issues, but as a result, we are losing ground on these issues too.

Before we can even put this argument to a test, a SoCon candidate needs to survive the primaries. This is where we have problems.

Let's take a hypothetical SoCon candidate, strong on social issues like abortion, gay marriage, creationism, Biblical morality, etc. This candidate is going to do well in the South and will do good in the Midwest.

And we get a map that looks like this:

Mitt Romney was orange.

Now an argument can be made that our primary system is broken. Personally, I think it is silly that we let blue states choose our candidates. I think a system needs to be put in place that gives red states in the previous election greater weight in the upcoming primaries. But until we address this, this is the uphill battle that social conservative candidates have to face.

[nascarnation]

I agree. In a more perfect world, we would stage them in order of their % Republican margin in the last POTUS election.

[PapaBear3625]

Scott Walker says he would sign ban on abortions after 20 weeks. Published yesterday.