[Siena Dreaming]

I got the impression that Daniels has made it clear Republicans need to avoid the social issues like abortion.

The fact that Daniels has signed a bill in IN de-funding Planned Parenthood shows that this is not true.

However, Daniels has hinted that it's at the FEDERAL level that we should back off off from abortion activism.

Why? The liberals are the ones who raised social issues like abortion to the Federal level because they knew they could have a never-ending issue as they could have access to unlimited funds. The battle should be fought on the state and local levels and as the arguments hit closer to home we will win on all social issues IMO.

[Gondring]

Why? The liberals are the ones who raised social issues like abortion to the Federal level because they knew they could have a never-ending issue as they could have access to unlimited funds.

Yes, and note that those who make a living off "pro-life" dollars also try to push the federal issue, knowing that their gravy train was getting threatened by some progress on Roe v. Wade.