As long as abortion is the number one issue expect Republicans to lose. Too many women want to be able to end unwanted pregnancies by medical means. Whether they actually do that or not should not be the paramount issue in national politics. People opposed to abortion should not force the issue into the platform unless they want to lose. Values voters are more than willing to stay home if they think their candidate isn’t pure. Sorry Christians. We losw on principles that we can’t defend.
so in truth we are supporting MORE abortion, not less....
is that really what are intent is?.....
personally, I see the bigger picture..and we are failing miserably....
Oops, both did. Twice.
The problem is not opposition to abortion. It's not articulating your views on such in a coherent manner. If you get tangled up in the rape aspect of the debate (not that it shouldn't be mentioned, but both Akin and Mourdock mangled it) - you can sink your own campaign.
You’ll probably get hell for that post, but it’s true. It costs the GOP more than it gains almost certainly. And sometimes by a large margin. The country is getting less religious really fast too, and it’s a killer with women.