As for the death penalty, I am once again drawn to the hypocrisy of the left. How can someone be against the death penalty except for this case? To be consistent (not a strong suit of the democrats), one would have to favor the death penalty but choose to apply it only in certain egregious cases. Oh, wait! That's how the death penalty is currently applied.
The only Democratic "principle" is winning elections. Whatever is needed to convince a majority of the voters to vote for them (while still permitting them to take the money out of your pocket) is what they will claim as core beliefs.
Tell them that it is a retroactive abortion.